Where does “tridecanoic” come from?

tridecanoic (English) comes from English tridecane, from English ane.

tridecanoic (English): Of or pertaining to tridecanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to tridecanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “tridecanoic”, step by step

tridecanoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tridecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtridecaneAny of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic...
2Englishane

via English OIC

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOICAbbreviation of officer in the case; Abbreviation...
Every word from English aneEvery word from English tridecane