Where does “stearoptene” come from?
stearoptene (English) comes from English stearic, from French stéarique, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
stearoptene (English): The more solid ingredient of certain volatile...
Definitions
- The more solid ingredient of certain volatile...
Ancestry of “stearoptene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stearic | Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc; Of or... |
| 2 | French | stéarique | stearic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |