Where does “hexametafosfat” come from?
hexametafosfat (Romanian) comes from English hexametaphosphate, from English metaphosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος — shiny, light brown.
hexametafosfat (Romanian): hexametaphosphate
Definitions
- hexametaphosphate
Ancestry of “hexametafosfat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hexametaphosphate | A cyclic, polymeric anion composed of six linked... |
| 2 | English | metaphosphate | Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid |
| 3 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 4 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 5 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 6 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |