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Where does “bioethanol” come from?

bioethanol (English) comes from English ethanol, from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

bioethanol (English): Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for...

Definitions

  1. Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for...

Ancestry of “bioethanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethanolA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from...
2EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
3Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
4EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
5Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
6Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an—
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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