Where does “monoethanolamine” come from?
monoethanolamine (English) comes from English ethanolamine, from English ethanol, from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
monoethanolamine (English): ethanolamine
Ancestry of “monoethanolamine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ethanolamine | a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH.CH.NH, manufactured by the... |
| 2 | English | ethanol | A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from... |
| 3 | English | ethane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal... |
| 4 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 5 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 6 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 7 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |