Where does “tosylacetylene” come from?

tosylacetylene (English) comes from English acetylene, from French acétylène, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

tosylacetylene (English): Ethynyl p-tolyl sulfone, C9H8O2S, used as a reagent in a wide variety of applications

Definitions

  1. Ethynyl p-tolyl sulfone, C9H8O2S, used as a reagent in a wide variety of applications

Ancestry of “tosylacetylene”, step by step

tosylacetylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetyleneAny organic compound having one or more...
2Frenchacétylèneacetylene
3EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
4Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English tosyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtosyltoluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl
2EnglishtolueneA colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon,...
3GermanToluin
4GermanTolu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos