Where does “heptamethylnonane” come from?

heptamethylnonane (English) comes from English nonane, from English non-, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti — new; to nod, assent to.

heptamethylnonane (English): The aliphatic hydrocarbon with the assigned...

Definitions

  1. The aliphatic hydrocarbon with the assigned...

Ancestry of “heptamethylnonane”, step by step

heptamethylnonane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nonane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonaneAny of vary many isomeric alkanes, of general...
2Englishnon-Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of...
3Latinnōnusninth
4Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
5Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
6LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
7Proto-Italicnowāō
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via English heptamethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheptamethylSeven methyl groups in a compound
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from English non-