Where does “stereodeterminant” come from?
stereodeterminant (English) comes from English stereo, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
stereodeterminant (English): Any group whose presence or position determines the stereochemistry of a molecule
Definitions
- Any group whose presence or position determines the stereochemistry of a molecule
Ancestry of “stereodeterminant”, step by step
stereodeterminant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English determinant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinant | A determining factor; an element that determines... |
| 2 | French | déterminant | present participle of déterminer; determinant;... |