Where does “エイコサン” come from?

エイコサン (Japanese) comes from English eicosane, from English -ane, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

エイコサン (Japanese): eicosane

Definitions

  1. eicosane

Ancestry of “エイコサン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheicosaneany of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic...
2English-aneVariant of -an, usually with differentiation (
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from English -ane →Every word from English eicosane →