Where does “Eisenpentacarbonyl” come from?

Eisenpentacarbonyl (German) comes from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Eisenpentacarbonyl (German): iron pentacarbonyl

Definitions

  1. iron pentacarbonyl

Ancestry of “Eisenpentacarbonyl”, step by step

Eisenpentacarbonyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermaneisenTo freeze; of iron
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en
4Old High German-īn
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Pentacarbonyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPentacarbonylpentacarbonyl
2GermanCarbonylcarbonyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz