English
leucoderivative
From leuco- + derivative, literally "colorless derivative".
Formed from leuco- + derivative
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’
Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’
Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’
English leuco-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to move, set in motion’
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Latin rīvō ‘to lead or draw off’
Latin dērīvō ‘to derive’
Latin dērīvātus ‘drawn off, diverted, derived’
Middle French dérivatif
English derivative
Today it means
noun A colorless derivative of a substance which normally produces a color or dye.
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Etymograph / leucoderivative