Where does “eicosapentaenoyl” come from?

eicosapentaenoyl (English) comes from English eicosapentaenoic, from English eicosapentaene, from English eicosa-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

eicosapentaenoyl (English): The univalent radical derived from eicosapentaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from eicosapentaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Ancestry of “eicosapentaenoyl”, step by step

eicosapentaenoyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eicosapentaenoic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheicosapentaenoicOf or pertaining to eicosapentaenoic acid or its...
2EnglisheicosapentaeneA hydrocarbon with a chain of 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, which forms part of fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid
3Englisheicosa-Alternative form of icosa-
4Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
5Proto-Hellenicewīkəti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via English YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t
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