Where does “tricyclohexylammonium” come from?

tricyclohexylammonium (English) comes from English cyclohexyl, from English cyclo-, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

tricyclohexylammonium (English): The cation formed by replacing three hydrogen...

Definitions

  1. The cation formed by replacing three hydrogen...

Ancestry of “tricyclohexylammonium”, step by step

tricyclohexylammonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyclohexyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclohexylThe univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by...
2Englishcyclo-Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone
3EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
4Catalanciclecycle
5Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
6Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniumThe univalent NH cation, derived by the...
2New Latinammōnium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Ancient Greek κύκλος