Where does “trimethylarsine” come from?

trimethylarsine (English) comes from English arsine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

trimethylarsine (English): The compound As

Definitions

  1. The compound As

Ancestry of “trimethylarsine”, step by step

trimethylarsine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arsine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharsineA compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH, a...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English trimethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrimethylThree methyl groups in a molecule
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →