Where does “オクタデカン酸” come from?

オクタデカン酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese オクタデカン, from English octadecane, from English ane.

オクタデカン酸 (Japanese): octadecanoic acid

Definitions

  1. octadecanoic acid

Ancestry of “オクタデカン酸”, step by step

オクタデカン酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese オクタデカン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオクタデカンoctadecane
2EnglishoctadecaneAny of very many isomeric alkanes having the...
3Englishane—

via Japanese 酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—
Every word from English ane →Every word from English octadecane →Every word from Japanese オクタデカン →