Where does “ethanedinitrile” come from?

ethanedinitrile (English) comes from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

ethanedinitrile (English): cyanogen

Definitions

  1. cyanogen

Ancestry of “ethanedinitrile”, step by step

ethanedinitrile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ethane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
2Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
3EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English dinitrile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinitrileAny organic compound having two nitrile groups
2Englishnitrileany of a class of organic compounds containing a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an