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Where does “butyne” come from?

butyne (English) comes from English but, from Middle English but, from Old English būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.

butyne (English): Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four...

Ancestry of “butyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbutApart from, except , excluding; Outside of;...
2Middle EnglishbutAlternative form of bote
3Old Englishbūtanwithout, outside of, except, only; outside of
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtan—

Words derived from “butyne”

  • butynyl
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