Where does “succinate” come from?
Succinate derives from English succinic, which combines English succinite (amber) and English -ate, with succinic coming from French -ique, Latin -icus, Latin -inus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos and -no-.
succinate (English): Any salt or ester of succinic acid
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of succinic acid
Ancestry of “succinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 2 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |