Where does “tetrasubstitution” come from?
tetrasubstitution (English) comes from English substitution, from Middle French substitution, from Latin substitutio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tetrasubstitution (English): Any substitution reaction in which four groups are substituted
Definitions
- Any substitution reaction in which four groups are substituted
Ancestry of “tetrasubstitution”, step by step
tetrasubstitution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substitution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substitution | The act of substituting or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle French | substitution | — |
| 3 | Latin | substitutio | substitution |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |