Where does “phosphate” come from?
phosphate (French) comes from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
phosphate (French): phosphate
Definitions
- phosphate
Ancestry of “phosphate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 2 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “phosphate”
- phosphate
- phosphatase
- triphosphate
- monophosphate
- diphosphate
- superphosphate
- phosphatidylinositol
- bisphosphate
- organophosphate
- phosphatic
- hypophosphatemia
- phosphatidylserine
- orthophosphate
- hyperphosphatemia
- polyphosphate
- phosphatidyl
- trisphosphate
- phosphatidylethanolamine
- triphosphatase
- phosphatidic
- bisphosphatase
- phosphatidylglycerol
- biphosphate
- hypophosphatemic