Where does “ヘンイコサン” come from?

ヘンイコサン (Japanese) comes from English heneicosane, from English eicosa-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

ヘンイコサン (Japanese): heneicosane

Definitions

  1. heneicosane

Ancestry of “ヘンイコサン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheneicosaneAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic...
2Englisheicosa-Alternative form of icosa-
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 →