Where does “spirocyclopentane” come from?

spirocyclopentane (English) comes from English spiro-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

spirocyclopentane (English): A divalent radical in which a cyclopentane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Definitions

  1. A divalent radical in which a cyclopentane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Ancestry of “spirocyclopentane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspiro-spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound
2English‐o‐—
3Latin‐o‐—
4Ancient Greek-ό-—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →