Where does “tetracyanate” come from?
tetracyanate (English) comes from English cyanate, from English cyanide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði — work; a restless motion.
tetracyanate (English): A chemical compound with four cyanate groups or ions
Definitions
- A chemical compound with four cyanate groups or ions
Ancestry of “tetracyanate”, step by step
tetracyanate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyanate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyanate | Any salt or ester of cyanic acid; To treat or... |
| 2 | English | cyanide | Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the... |
| 3 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 4 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 5 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 6 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 9 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 10 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |