Etymology

dibenzpentacene

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Today it means: Any of several isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which two benzene rings are fused to a pentacene molecule, but especially 1,2,8,9-dibenzpentacene. Full definition →

English pentacene ← French anthracène ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  11. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  12. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  13. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  14. Old Javanesejawa
  15. Old JavaneseJawi
  16. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  17. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  18. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  19. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  20. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  21. Catalanbenjuí
  22. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  23. Englishbenzoin
  24. Englishbenzo-
  25. Englishbenz-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  27. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  28. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  29. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  30. Englishpenta-
  31. Frenchanthracène
  32. Englishanthraceneclip.
  33. Englishacene
  34. Englishpentacene
  35. English todaydibenzpentacene

From di- + benz- + pentacene.

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