Where does “テトラコサン” come from?

テトラコサン (Japanese) comes from English tetracosane, from English tetracos-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

テトラコサン (Japanese): tetracosane

Definitions

  1. tetracosane

Ancestry of “テトラコサン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetracosaneAn alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula...
2Englishtetracos-—
3Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
4Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti →