Where does “ortopolifosfato” come from?
ortopolifosfato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese polifosfato, from Portuguese fosfato, 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.
ortopolifosfato (Portuguese): orthopolyphosphate
Definitions
- orthopolyphosphate
Ancestry of “ortopolifosfato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | polifosfato | polyphosphate |
| 2 | Portuguese | fosfato | phosphate |
| 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 |