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Where does “tritriacontane” come from?

tritriacontane (English) comes from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tritriacontane (English): Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic...

Ancestry of “tritriacontane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tritriacontane”

  • tritriacontanoic
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