Where does “eicosatetraene” come from?

eicosatetraene (English) comes 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.

eicosatetraene (English): A hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C20H30), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH)

Definitions

  1. A hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C20H30), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH)

Ancestry of “eicosatetraene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheicosa-Alternative form of icosa-
2Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
3Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “eicosatetraene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti →