Where does “methylacetylene” come from?
methylacetylene (English) comes from English acetylene, from French acétylène, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.
methylacetylene (English): propyne
Ancestry of “methylacetylene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | acetylene | Any organic compound having one or more... |
| 2 | French | acétylène | acetylene |
| 3 | English | acetyl | The univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic... |
| 4 | English | acet- | Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before... |
| 5 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 6 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |