Where does “ポリエチレンテレフタラート” come from?

ポリエチレンテレフタラート (Japanese) comes from English polyethylene terephthalate, from English terephthalate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ポリエチレンテレフタラート (Japanese): polyethylene terephthalate

Definitions

  1. polyethylene terephthalate

Ancestry of “ポリエチレンテレフタラート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolyethylene terephthalateA thermoplastic resin of the polyester family...
2EnglishterephthalateAny salt or ester of terephthalic acid
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate