Where does “temefos” come from?
temefos (English) comes from English thioether, from English Ether, from Old French ether, from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ, from Ancient Greek αἴθω, from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō — to ignite.
temefos (English): An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate]
Definitions
- An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate]
Ancestry of “temefos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thioether | Any analogue of an ether, or general formula... |
| 2 | English | Ether | The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether |
| 3 | Old French | ether | — |
| 4 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |