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
- Any siloxane having five -Si-O- groups
Ancestry of “pentasiloxane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | penta- | API; five |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντα- | penta-, five; five |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |