Where does “stereocontrol” come from?
stereocontrol (English) comes from English control, from Middle English controllen, from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
stereocontrol (English): control of the stereochemistry of a reaction
Definitions
- control of the stereochemistry of a reaction
Ancestry of “stereocontrol”, step by step
stereocontrol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English control
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | control | To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate... |
| 2 | Middle English | controllen | to restrain or keep in check |
| 3 | Middle French | contreroller | to control |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulare | — |
| 5 | Latin | contrarotulus | copy of a roll |
| 6 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via English stereo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereo | A system of recording or reproducing sound that... |
| 2 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 3 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 4 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |