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Where does “eicosenoic” come from?

eicosenoic (English) comes from English eicosene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

eicosenoic (English): Relating to eicosenoic acid or its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Relating to eicosenoic acid or its derivatives

Ancestry of “eicosenoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheicoseneany of very many isomers of the unsaturated...
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “eicosenoic”

  • eicosenoyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →