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Where does “heneicosane” come from?

heneicosane (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.

heneicosane (English): Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic...

Ancestry of “heneicosane”, 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 “heneicosane”

  • heneicosanoic
  • heneicosanoyl
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