Where does “pentacosanoic” come from?
pentacosanoic (English) comes from English pentacosane, from English -cosa-, from English icosa-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
pentacosanoic (English): Of or pertaining to pentacosanoic acid or its...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to pentacosanoic acid or its...
Ancestry of “pentacosanoic”, step by step
pentacosanoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentacosane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentacosane | Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated... |
| 2 | English | -cosa- | — |
| 3 | English | icosa- | API; twenty |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἴκοσι | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ewīkəti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wídḱm̥ti | twenty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidḱómt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via English OIC
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OIC | Abbreviation of officer in the case; Abbreviation... |