Where does “hexatriene” come from?

hexatriene (English) comes from English triene, from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

hexatriene (English): Any of several isomeric, aliphatic trienes...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomeric, aliphatic trienes...

Ancestry of “hexatriene”, step by step

hexatriene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrieneAny alkene that has three double bonds
2Englishtritriathlon; triangle
3Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →Every word from English triene →