Where does “ヘプテン” come from?

ヘプテン (Japanese) comes from English heptene, from English hept- — Alternative form of hepta- used before a vowel.

ヘプテン (Japanese): heptene

Definitions

  1. heptene

Ancestry of “ヘプテン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhepteneAny of many isomers of the alkene having seven...
2Englishhept-Alternative form of hepta- used before a vowel
Every word from English hept- →Every word from English heptene →