Where does “leukotriene” come from?

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

leukotriene (English): Any of several physiologically active lipids,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several physiologically active lipids,...

Ancestry of “leukotriene”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leukotriene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →Every word from English triene →