Where does “tetraphenylborate” come from?

tetraphenylborate (English) comes from English borate, from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

tetraphenylborate (English): The univalent anion B containing four phenyl...

Definitions

  1. The univalent anion B containing four phenyl...

Ancestry of “tetraphenylborate”, step by step

tetraphenylborate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English borate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborateThe oxyanion BO or any of several more complex...
2EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English phenyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle
4Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate