noun, masculine/fosˈfato/plural: fosfatos
phosphate
Related: bifosfato, difosfato, monofosfato, organofosfato, pirofosfato, trifosfato
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. New Latin phōsphoruslbor. Spanish fósforo Spanish -ato Spanish fosfato From fósforo + -ato.