Where does “housane” come from?

housane (English) comes from English -ane, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

housane (English): a polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula CH

Definitions

  1. a polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula CH

Ancestry of “housane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aneVariant of -an, usually with differentiation (
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from English -ane →