myEtymology.com: English etymology of isopentyl

Etymology of the English word isopentyl

the English word isopentyl

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix iso-

derived from the Greek word isos, ἴσος, ἴσως (similar (in amount and kind); likely; perhaps)

using the English prefix penta-

derived from the Greek prefix penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-

derived from the Late Greek word pente, πέντε ('five')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

Word found in Modern English