Where does “tetraphenylphosphonium” come from?

tetraphenylphosphonium (English) comes from English phosphonium, from English -onium, 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.

tetraphenylphosphonium (English): The univalent cation formally derived from...

Definitions

  1. The univalent cation formally derived from...

Ancestry of “tetraphenylphosphonium”, step by step

tetraphenylphosphonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phosphonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphosphoniumthe tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus...
2English-oniumDesignating an onium particle; Used to form names...
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