Where does “isohexadecane” come from?

isohexadecane (English) comes from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.

isohexadecane (English): isocetane

Definitions

  1. isocetane

Ancestry of “isohexadecane”, step by step

isohexadecane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ISO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishISOThe International Organization for Standardization
2Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
3Ancient Greekἴσοςequal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to)
4Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
5Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
6GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
9Old High Germandahs—
10Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
11Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
12Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
14Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via English hexadecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexadecaneAny of the very many isomeric aliphatic...
2Englishane—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →