Where does “pentacoordinating” come from?

pentacoordinating (English) comes from English coordinating, from English coordinate, from Medieval Latin coordinatus, from Latin coōrdinō, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

pentacoordinating (English): Having five coordinate bonds to a metal ion

Definitions

  1. Having five coordinate bonds to a metal ion

Ancestry of “pentacoordinating”, step by step

pentacoordinating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coordinating

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoordinatingpresent participle of coordinate; That...
2EnglishcoordinateOf the same rank; equal; A number representing...
3Medieval Latincoordinatus
4Latincoōrdinō
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English penta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-