Where does “smectogen” come from?
smectogen (English) comes from English mesogen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
smectogen (English): Any smectic mesogen
Definitions
- Any smectic mesogen
Ancestry of “smectogen”, step by step
smectogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mesogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesogen | Any compound that can exist as a mesophase; The... |
| 2 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 3 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 4 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English smectic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smectic | Cleansing; Astringent; detergent; Describing a... |
| 2 | Latin | smecticus | cleansing, abstersive |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σμηκτικός | purgative, cleaning, detersive |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |