Where does “triketide” come from?

triketide (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

triketide (English): Any compound containing three ketide groups

Definitions

  1. Any compound containing three ketide groups

Ancestry of “triketide”, step by step

triketide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English ketide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketideAny organic compound containing adjacent...
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