Where does “ethanolysis” come from?

ethanolysis (English) comes from English ethanol, 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 — on, onto.

ethanolysis (English): alcoholysis using ethanol

Definitions

  1. alcoholysis using ethanol

Ancestry of “ethanolysis”, step by step

ethanolysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ethanol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethanolA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from...
2EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
3Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
4EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
5Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
6Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English lysis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
2Latinlysisloosening; rupture
3Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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