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Where does “monoepoxide” come from?

monoepoxide (English) comes from English epoxide, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

monoepoxide (English): Any compound containing a single epoxide group,...

Definitions

  1. Any compound containing a single epoxide group,...

Ancestry of “monoepoxide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepoxideAny of a class of organic compound, cyclic...
2EnglishOxy—
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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