Where does “pentachloro” come from?
pentachloro (English) comes from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
pentachloro (English): Five chlorine atoms in a compound
Definitions
- Five chlorine atoms in a compound
Ancestry of “pentachloro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | penta- | API; five |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντα- | penta-, five; five |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |