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Where does “eicosatetraenoic” come from?

eicosatetraenoic (English) comes from English eicosatetraene, 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “eicosatetraenoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheicosatetraene—
2Englisheicosa-Alternative form of icosa-
3Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
4Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “eicosatetraenoic”

  • eicosatetraenoate
  • eicosatetraenoyl
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