Where does “triacetylene” come from?

triacetylene (English) comes from English acetylene, from French acétylène, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

triacetylene (English): Any polyyne containing three linked acetylene...

Definitions

  1. Any polyyne containing three linked acetylene...

Ancestry of “triacetylene”, step by step

triacetylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetyleneAny organic compound having one or more...
2Frenchacétylèneacetylene
3EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
4Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate