Where does “trifosfato” come from?
trifosfato (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fosfato, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
trifosfato (Esperanto): triphosphate
Definitions
- triphosphate
Ancestry of “trifosfato”, step by step
trifosfato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fosfato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fosfato | phosphate |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |