English
metaphosphate
From meta- + phosphate.
A compound of meta- + phosphate
Mycenaean Greek Mycenaean Greek form
Ancient Greek μετά ‘in the midst of, among, between, with’
English meta-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Ancient Greek φωσφόρος ‘that which brings light, light-bearing’
Latin phōsphorus
French phosphore ‘phosphorus (element)’
French phosphate
English phosphate
Today it means
noun Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid.
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Etymograph / metaphosphate