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Where does “butenoic” come from?

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

butenoic (English): Of or pertaining to butenoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to butenoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “butenoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuteneAny of several forms of butylene
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “butenoic”

  • butenoate
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