Where does “isopentenol” come from?

isopentenol (English) comes from English pentene, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

isopentenol (English): An alcohol derived from isopentene

Definitions

  1. An alcohol derived from isopentene

Ancestry of “isopentenol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenteneAny of several isomeric alkenes having five...
2EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
3EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
4EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
5Middle Englishpenetracioun
6Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
7Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
Every word from Latin calx
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