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Where does “ferropentacarbonile” come from?

ferropentacarbonile (Italian) comes from Italian pentacarbonile, from Italian penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

ferropentacarbonile (Italian): iron carbonyl, iron pentacarbonyl

Definitions

  1. iron carbonyl, iron pentacarbonyl

Ancestry of “ferropentacarbonile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentacarbonilepentacarbonyl
2Italianpenta-penta-
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
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