Etymology

hemiterpenoid

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Today it means: a terpenoid having a C₅ skeleton Full definition →

English terpenoid ← Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?]
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Englishterpenoid
  7. English todayhemiterpenoid

From hemi- + terpenoid.

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