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Where does “monoterpene” come from?

monoterpene (Italian) comes from Italian terpene, from German Terpen, from German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

monoterpene (Italian): monoterpene

Definitions

  1. monoterpene

Ancestry of “monoterpene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterpeneterpene
2GermanTerpen—
3GermanTerpentin—
4Latinterebinthinaturpentine
5Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
6Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
7Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
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