Where does “meroterpene” come from?
meroterpene (English) comes from English terpene, from German Terpen, from German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
meroterpene (English): Any compound, including many natural products,...
Definitions
- Any compound, including many natural products,...
Ancestry of “meroterpene”, step by step
meroterpene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terpene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terpene | A very large class of naturally occurring and... |
| 2 | German | Terpen | terpene |
| 3 | German | Terpentin | turpentine |
| 4 | Latin | terebinthina | turpentine |
| 5 | Latin | terebinthus | terebinth tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τερέβινθος | terebinth tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέρμινθος | terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the... |