Where does “trifluoroethyl” come from?
trifluoroethyl (English) comes from English trifluoro, from English fluoro, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏.
trifluoroethyl (English): Any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF3CH2
Definitions
- Any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF3CH2
Ancestry of “trifluoroethyl”, step by step
trifluoroethyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trifluoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trifluoro | Three fluorine atoms in a molecule |
| 2 | English | fluoro | A fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour |
| 3 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 4 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 5 | Middle English | O | — |
| 6 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 7 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 8 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 10 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 11 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |