Etymology of the English word tautomerism
the English word
tautomerismderived from the English word
isomerismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the English word
isomericderived from the Greek word
isomeres, ἰσομερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Greek prefix
iso-, ἰσο-
using the English prefix
tauto-derived from the Greek word
tauto, ταὐτό
derived from the Greek word
to, τὰ, τὸ, τό
Date
The earliest known usage of tautomerism in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
tautomerize,
tautomerUsage
Word found in Modern English
