myEtymology.com: English etymology of pentahydrate

Etymology of the English word pentahydrate

the English word pentahydrate

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

derived from the English word hydrate

using the English suffix -ate

using the English prefix hydro-

derived from the Greek word hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)

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

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

using the English suffix -ate

derived from the English word hydr-

using the Greek prefix hudr-

Word found in Modern English