Where does “isoparaffinic” come from?
isoparaffinic (English) comes from English isoparaffin, from English paraffin, from Latin paraffinum, from Latin affinis, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
isoparaffinic (English): Relating to, or containing an isoparaffin
Definitions
- Relating to, or containing an isoparaffin
Ancestry of “isoparaffinic”, step by step
isoparaffinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoparaffin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isoparaffin | Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain... |
| 2 | English | paraffin | A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel oil;... |
| 3 | Latin | paraffinum | paraffin, alkane |
| 4 | Latin | affinis | neighbouring, allied to, kindred |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |