Where does “dodecatriene” come from?

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

dodecatriene (English): A chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds

Definitions

  1. A chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds

Ancestry of “dodecatriene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdodeca-API; twelve
2Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
3Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

Words derived from “dodecatriene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ →Every word from English dodeca- →Every word from Ancient Greek δώδεκα →