Where does “dodecafluorinated” come from?

dodecafluorinated (English) comes from English dodeca-, from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

dodecafluorinated (English): Modified by the addition of twelve fluorine atoms

Definitions

  1. Modified by the addition of twelve fluorine atoms

Ancestry of “dodecafluorinated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdodeca-API; twelve
2Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
3Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ →Every word from English dodeca- →Every word from Ancient Greek δώδεκα →