Where does “ovalene” come from?

ovalene (English) comes from English Oval, from Late Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

ovalene (English): A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings

Definitions

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings

Ancestry of “ovalene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOvalA cricket ground in South London
2Late LatinovalisOf or pertaining to an ovation
3Latinōvumegg
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →
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