Where does “eicosanoic” come from?
eicosanoic (English) comes from English eicosane, from English -ane, from Latin -ānus.
eicosanoic (English): Of or pertaining to eicosanoic acid or its...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to eicosanoic acid or its...
Ancestry of “eicosanoic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | eicosane | any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic... |
| 2 | English | -ane | Variant of -an, usually with differentiation ,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ānus | — |