Where does “spirohydantoin” come from?

spirohydantoin (English) comes from English hydantoin, from English hydrogenation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

spirohydantoin (English): Any of a family of spiro compounds derived from...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of spiro compounds derived from...

Ancestry of “spirohydantoin”, step by step

spirohydantoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydantoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydantoinThe heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived...
2EnglishhydrogenationThe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another...
3English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
4Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English spiro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiroOnly used in spiro compound; Spironolactone
2LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
3Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
4Middle Frenchtrompe
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-