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
Ancestry of “trinitroresorcinol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trinitro | Three nitro groups in a compound |
| 2 | English | Nitro | — |
| 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 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |