Where does “pentacene” come from?

pentacene (English) comes from English acene, from English anthracene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

pentacene (English): A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene...

Definitions

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene...

Ancestry of “pentacene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceneAny polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a...
2EnglishanthraceneA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “pentacene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from French -ène →
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