Where does “pentasiloxane” come from?

pentasiloxane (English) comes from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentasiloxane (English): Any siloxane having five -Si-O- groups

Definitions

  1. Any siloxane having five -Si-O- groups

Ancestry of “pentasiloxane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta-API; five
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentasiloxane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from English penta- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →