Where does “triacontanoic” come from?
triacontanoic (English) comes from English triacontane, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
triacontanoic (English): Of or pertaining to triacontanoic acid or its...
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- Of or pertaining to triacontanoic acid or its...
Ancestry of “triacontanoic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triacontane | Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic... |
| 2 | English | tri- | API; three; Used in combination with a known... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |