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Where does “dotriacontanoic” come from?

dotriacontanoic (English) comes from English dotriacontane, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

dotriacontanoic (English): Of or pertaining to dotriacontanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to dotriacontanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “dotriacontanoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdotriacontaneAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic...
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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