English
thiomorpholine
Thiomorpholine comes from Ancient Greek θεῖον ‘sulfur’, and goes back to θέειον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθέειονthéeion
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεῖονtheîon‘sulfur’
- Englishtodaythiomorpholine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθέειονthéeion
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεῖονtheîon‘sulfur’
- Englishtodaythiomorpholine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘smoke’
down, steam, dye, funk, dew, dun, dune, duvet, dag, fume, thymus, obfuscate, fumigation, typhon, 26 more
Today it means
noun A saturated alicyclic heterocycle that has four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom; but especially 4-thiomorpholine
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek θέειον / thiomorpholine