English
protodeboronation
From proto- + deboronation.
Formed from proto- + deboronation
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
English proto-
Today it means
noun The (selective) removal of a boronic group to return a compound to its original state; used especially to separate different isomers or enantiomers
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “protodeboronation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / protodeboronation