Where does “hexadecanoic” come from?

hexadecanoic (English) comes from English hexadecane, from English ane.

hexadecanoic (English): Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “hexadecanoic”, step by step

hexadecanoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hexadecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexadecaneAny of the very many isomeric aliphatic...
2Englishane—

via English OIC

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOICAbbreviation of officer in the case; Abbreviation...

Words derived from “hexadecanoic”

Every word from English ane →Every word from English hexadecane →