Where does “adenozynotrójfosforan” come from?
adenozynotrójfosforan (Polish) comes from Polish trójfosforan, from Polish fosforan, from Polish fosfor, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “adenozynotrójfosforan”, step by step
adenozynotrójfosforan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish trójfosforan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | trójfosforan | — |
| 2 | Polish | fosforan | phosphate |
| 3 | Polish | fosfor | phosphorus |
| 4 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Polish adenozyna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | adenozyna | — |