Where does “esametilentetrammina” come from?

esametilentetrammina (Italian) comes from Italian tetrammina, from Italian tetra-, from Ancient Greek τέτταρες, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

esametilentetrammina (Italian): hexamethylenetetramine

Definitions

  1. hexamethylenetetramine

Ancestry of “esametilentetrammina”, step by step

esametilentetrammina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tetrammina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantetramminatetramine
2Italiantetra-tetra
3Ancient Greekτέτταρεςfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Italian metilene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmetilenemethylene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Italian tetra- →