Where does “stereoformula” come from?

stereoformula (English) comes from English formula, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

stereoformula (English): A two-dimensional representation of a...

Definitions

  1. A two-dimensional representation of a...

Ancestry of “stereoformula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformulaAny mathematical rule expressed symbolically; A...
2Latinformulashape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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