Where does “イコセン” come from?

イコセン (Japanese) comes from English eicosene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

イコセン (Japanese): eicosene

Definitions

  1. eicosene

Ancestry of “イコセン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheicoseneany of very many isomers of the unsaturated...
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
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 English -eneEvery word from Ancient Greek -ηνός
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