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Where does “tridecylic” come from?

tridecylic (English) comes from English tridecyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

tridecylic (English): Relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon...

Ancestry of “tridecylic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtridecylThe univalent radical derived from tridecane
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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