Where does “squalène” come from?

squalène (French) comes from Latin squalus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

Ancestry of “squalène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsqualusa kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “squalène

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálosEvery word from Latin squalus