Where does “cyclopentadienone” come from?

cyclopentadienone (English) comes from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

cyclopentadienone (English): Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from...

Definitions

  1. Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from...

Ancestry of “cyclopentadienone”, step by step

cyclopentadienone traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English One

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOneThe number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via French cyclopentadiène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcyclopentadiènecyclopentadiene
2Frenchcyclo-cyclo
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English cyclopentadiene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyclopentadienean unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH; it...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an