Where does โ€œcyclododecylโ€ come from?

cyclododecyl (English) comes from English cyclododecane, from English cyclo, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan ๐Œ, from Ancient Greek ฮฟ.

cyclododecyl (English): The radical derived from cyclododecane

Definitions

  1. The radical derived from cyclododecane

Ancestry of โ€œcyclododecylโ€, step by step

cyclododecyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyclododecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclododecaneThe cycloalkane having twelve carbon atoms; and...
2EnglishcycloA tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw
3EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
4Middle EnglishOโ€”
5Old Englishoever, always
6LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
7Etruscan๐Œโ€”
8Ancient GreekฮฟLower-case omicron (แฝ‚ ฮผฮนฮบฯฯŒฮฝ), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ฮพ and followed by ฯ€
9Phoenician๐คayin; สฟayin
10Egyptian๐“นโ€”

via English YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from Egyptian ๐“น โ†’Every word from Phoenician ๐ค โ†’Every word from Ancient Greek ฮฟ โ†’