Where does “pirofosforico” come from?
pirofosforico (Italian) comes from Italian fosforico, from Italian fosforo, 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 — shiny, light brown.
pirofosforico (Italian): pyrophosphoric
Ancestry of “pirofosforico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fosforico | phosphoric |
| 2 | Italian | fosforo | phosphorus; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |