Where does “sesquiterpenoid” come from?

sesquiterpenoid (English) comes from English sesqui-, from Latin sēsqui-, from Latin -que, from Proto-Italic -kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

sesquiterpenoid (English): A terpenoid having a C skeleton; Of, or relating...

Definitions

  1. A terpenoid having a C skeleton; Of, or relating...

Ancestry of “sesquiterpenoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsesqui-1½; 1½ times; In a ratio of 3 to 2
2Latinsēsqui-1½; 1½ times, increased by 50%
3Latin-queand, a copulative particle affixed to the word it...
4Proto-Italic-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “sesquiterpenoid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Latin -queEvery word from English sesqui-