Where does “hexane” come from?
Hexane comes from English hex-, combining English hexadecimal and English decimal through Latin decas meaning "group of ten," ultimately from Ancient Greek δέκα and Proto-Indo-European swéḱs.
hexane (English): Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, CH....
Definitions
- Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, CH....
Ancestry of “hexane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ane | Variant of -an, usually with differentiation ,... |
| 2 | Latin | -ānus | — |
Words derived from “hexane”