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Where does β€œcyclooctatriene” come from?

cyclooctatriene (English) comes from English cyclo, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐀏.

cyclooctatriene (English): An unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon having eight...

Definitions

  1. An unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon having eight...

Ancestry of β€œcyclooctatriene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycloA tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw
2EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
3Middle EnglishOβ€”
4Old Englishoever, always
5LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
6EtruscanπŒβ€”
7Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
8Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
9Egyptian𓁹—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’