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Where does “cryptand” come from?

cryptand (English) comes from English -and, from Middle English -and, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

cryptand (English): any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to...

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  1. any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to...

Ancestry of “cryptand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-andUsed to form the present participle of verbs,...
2Middle English-and—
3Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
4Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
5Proto-Germanic-andz—
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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