Where does “butylene” come from?

butylene (English) comes from English but-, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρος — butter.

butylene (English): Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes...

Ancestry of “butylene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbut-Denotes the presence of four carbon atoms in the...
2Ancient Greekβούτῡροςbutter

Words derived from “butylene”

Every word from Ancient Greek βούτῡρος →