Where does “cyclohexane” come from?
Cyclohexane is a compound name combining cycle from Ancient Greek κύκλος meaning "circle" via Latin cyclus and hexane from Latin hex- "six" and -ane, a modern chemical suffix.
cyclohexane (English): An alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, consisting of a...
Definitions
- An alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, consisting of a...
Ancestry of “cyclohexane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cyclo- | Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone |
| 2 | English | cycle | An interval of space or time in which one set of... |
| 3 | Catalan | cicle | cycle |
| 4 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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