Etymology

pentahelicene

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Today it means: The helicene having five benzene rings fused into a flat spiral Full definition →

English helicene ← 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. Englishhelicene
  7. English todaypentahelicene

From penta- + helicene.

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