Where does “heptatriyne” come from?

heptatriyne (English) comes from English triyne, from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

heptatriyne (English): Any aliphatic triyne containing seven carbon...

Definitions

  1. Any aliphatic triyne containing seven carbon...

Ancestry of “heptatriyne”, step by step

heptatriyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triyne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriyneAny alkyne that has three triple bonds
2Englishtritriathlon; triangle
3Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English hepta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishheptaseven

Words derived from “heptatriyne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from English triEvery word from English triyne