Where does “-ene” come from?

-ene (English) comes from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-ene (English): An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...

Definitions

  1. An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...

Ancestry of “-ene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ène-ene
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-ene”

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