Etymology

ovalene

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Today it means: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings. Full definition →

English oval ← Late Latin ōvālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  4. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  5. Latinōvum
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Late Latinōvālis
  9. Englishoval
  10. English todayovalene

From oval + -ene.

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