Where does “pentanedithiol” come from?

pentanedithiol (English) comes from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

pentanedithiol (English): Any of many isomeric dithiols derived from...

Definitions

  1. Any of many isomeric dithiols derived from...

Ancestry of “pentanedithiol”, step by step

pentanedithiol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pentane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;...
2EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
3EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
4EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
5Middle Englishpenetracioun
6Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
7Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English dithiol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdithiolAny compound having two thiol groups
2EnglishthiolA univalent organic radical containing a sulphur...
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Latin calx
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