Where does “pristane” come from?

pristane (English) comes from Latin pristis, from Ancient Greek πρίστις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pristane (English): A natural saturated terpenoid alkane,...

Definitions

  1. A natural saturated terpenoid alkane,...

Ancestry of “pristane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpristisshark
2Ancient Greekπρίστιςcommon sawfish (Pristis pristis, syn. Pristis antiquorum)
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pristane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →Every word from Ancient Greek πρίστις →