Where does “spiropyran” come from?
spiropyran (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.
spiropyran (English): Any spiro compound in which one of the rings is a pyran
Definitions
- Any spiro compound in which one of the rings is a pyran
Ancestry of “spiropyran”, step by step
spiropyran 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 |