Etymology

pentabasic

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Today it means: Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms. Full definition →

English basic ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishbasic
  7. English todaypentabasic

From penta- + basic.

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