Etymology

nonadecamer

N1O1N1A1D2E1C3A1M3E1R1

Today it means: An oligomer having nineteen subunits. Full definition →

English mer ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas
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The story

  1. Englishnona-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  4. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  5. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  6. Late Latindecas
  7. Frenchdéca-
  8. Englishdeca-
  9. Englishnonadeca-
  10. Englishmer
  11. English todaynonadecamer

From nonadeca- + mer.

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