Where does “pentasulfure” come from?

pentasulfure (French) comes from French penta-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentasulfure (French): pentasulfide

Definitions

  1. pentasulfide

Ancestry of “pentasulfure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpenta-penta
2Ancient Greekπέντεfive
3Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentasulfure

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷeEvery word from Ancient Greek πέντε