docosa-

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἴκοσι“twenty”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromδώδεκα“twelve”
3. English todaydocosa-

From IUPAC do- (ultimately from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”)) + -cosa- (ultimately from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”)).

Words from the same roots