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Where does “isoparaffin” come from?

isoparaffin (English) comes from English paraffin, from Latin paraffinum, from Latin affinis, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

isoparaffin (English): Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain...

Definitions

  1. Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain...

Ancestry of “isoparaffin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparaffinA petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel oil;...
2Latinparaffinumparaffin, alkane
3Latinaffinisneighbouring, allied to, kindred
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “isoparaffin”

  • isoparaffinic
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