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Etymology of the English word pentahydroxy

the English word pentahydroxy

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 hydroxy

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-

derived from the English word oxygen

Word found in Modern English