English
ansa compound
Ansa compound comes from Latin ansa ‘handle’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEansa‘handle’
- Englishtodayansa compound
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEansa‘handle’
- Englishtodayansa compound
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂
Today it means
noun Any cyclophane in which the para positions of a benzene ring are connected by a bridge of at least 10 atoms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ / ansa compound