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Where does “spirocyclooctane” come from?

spirocyclooctane (English) comes from English cyclooctane, from English octane, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

spirocyclooctane (English): A divalent radical in which a cyclooctane ring is...

Definitions

  1. A divalent radical in which a cyclooctane ring is...

Ancestry of “spirocyclooctane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclooctaneAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, consisting of a...
2EnglishoctaneAny of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic...
3EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
4Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
5Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →