Where does “hexafluoroisobutylene” come from?

hexafluoroisobutylene (English) comes from English hexa-, from Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

hexafluoroisobutylene (English): A chemical, C₄H₂F₆

Definitions

  1. A chemical, C₄H₂F₆

Ancestry of “hexafluoroisobutylene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa-API; six
2Latinhexa-hexa
3Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
4Ancient Greekἕξsix
5Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from English hexa-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξα-
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