Where does “trimethylpentane” come from?

trimethylpentane (English) comes from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

trimethylpentane (English): Any of several isomers of octane having three...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomers of octane having three...

Ancestry of “trimethylpentane”, step by step

trimethylpentane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pentane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;...
2EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
3EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
4EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
5Middle Englishpenetracioun
6Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
7Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English trimethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrimethylThree methyl groups in a molecule
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-