Where does “trinitroresorcinol” come from?
trinitroresorcinol (English) comes from English trinitro, from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
trinitroresorcinol (English): styphnic acid
Definitions
- styphnic acid
Ancestry of “trinitroresorcinol”, step by step
trinitroresorcinol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trinitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trinitro | Three nitro groups in a compound |
| 2 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 3 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 4 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 5 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 6 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 7 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English resorcinol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resorcinol | The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a... |
| 2 | English | orcinol | A natural phenolic organic compound that occurs... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |