Where does “butynyl” come from?
butynyl (English) comes from English butyne, from English but, from Middle English but, from Old English būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.
butynyl (English): Either of three isomeric univalent radicals ...
Definitions
- Either of three isomeric univalent radicals ...
Ancestry of “butynyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | butyne | Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four... |
| 2 | English | but | Apart from, except , excluding; Outside of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | but | Alternative form of bote |
| 4 | Old English | būtan | without, outside of, except, only; outside of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *biūtan | — |