Where does “pentafluorostyrene” come from?

pentafluorostyrene (English) comes from English styrene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

pentafluorostyrene (English): A derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of...

Definitions

  1. A derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of...

Ancestry of “pentafluorostyrene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstyreneAn aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily...
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from English -ene →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →