Where does “tetradisulfide” come from?

tetradisulfide (English) comes from English disulfide, from English sulfide, from English sulfur, from Middle English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

tetradisulfide (English): Any organic compound that has four disulfide groups

Definitions

  1. Any organic compound that has four disulfide groups

Ancestry of “tetradisulfide”, step by step

tetradisulfide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disulfide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisulfideA functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded...
2EnglishsulfideAny compound of sulfur and a metal or other...
3EnglishsulfurA chemical element with an atomic number of 16;...
4Middle Englishsulphursulfur
5Anglo-Normansulfresulphur
6Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
7LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via English tetra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetraAny of numerous species of small South American...
2TranslingualTetragonopterus
3Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplosEvery word from Latin sulpur
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