Where does “spiroadamantane” come from?
spiroadamantane (English) comes from English spiro, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
spiroadamantane (English): Any spiro compound derived from adamantane
Definitions
- Any spiro compound derived from adamantane
Ancestry of “spiroadamantane”, step by step
spiroadamantane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spiro | Only used in spiro compound; Spironolactone |
| 2 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 3 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 4 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 5 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 6 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |
via English adamantane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adamantane | A polycyclic hydrocarbon, CH, having a cagelike... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |