myEtymology.com: English etymology of cyclohexane

Etymology of the English word cyclohexane

the English word cyclohexane

using the English prefix cyclo-

derived from the Greek word kuklos, κύκλος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-

derived from the English word hexane

using the English suffix -ane

using the English prefix hexa-

derived from the Greek prefix hexa-, ἑξα-

derived from the Greek word hex, ἕξ (out)

using the English prefix hex-

Word found in Modern English