Where does “アセン” come from?

アセン (Japanese) comes from English acene, from English anthracene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

アセン (Japanese): acene

Definitions

  1. acene

Ancestry of “アセン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceneAny polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a...
2EnglishanthraceneA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from French -ène →