Where does “perfluorohexyl” come from?

perfluorohexyl (English) comes from English perfluoro, from English fluoro, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏.

perfluorohexyl (English): Any perfluoro derivative of a hexyl radical

Definitions

  1. Any perfluoro derivative of a hexyl radical

Ancestry of “perfluorohexyl”, step by step

perfluorohexyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English perfluoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperfluoroDescribing any compound or radical in which every...
2EnglishfluoroA fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour
3English-oA colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can...
4EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
5Middle EnglishO
6Old Englishoever, always
7LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
8Etruscan𐌏
9Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
10Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
11Egyptian𓁹

via English hexyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexylAny of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹Every word from Phoenician 𐤏Every word from Ancient Greek ο