Where does “heptane” come from?
Heptane is an English hydrocarbon suffix -ane derived from English -an, ultimately from Latin -anus and Latin -um, with the root from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ meaning seven.
heptane (English): Any of the nine isomers of the saturated...
Definitions
- Any of the nine isomers of the saturated...
Ancestry of “heptane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hept- | Alternative form of hepta- used before a vowel |