Where does “hendecane” come from?

hendecane (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα, from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hendecane (English): Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, having...

Definitions

  1. Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, having...

Ancestry of “hendecane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕνδεκαeleven
2Ancient Greekεἷςone
3Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hens →