Where does “haloethane” come from?
haloethane (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.
haloethane (English): Any compound consisting of a ethane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms
Definitions
- Any compound consisting of a ethane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms
Ancestry of “haloethane”, step by step
haloethane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal... |
| 2 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 3 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 4 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 5 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |