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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

Definitions

  1. ethanolamine

Ancestry of “monoethanolamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishethanolaminea hydroxy-amine, HO.CH.CH.NH, manufactured by the...
2EnglishethanolA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from...
3EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
4Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
5EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
6Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
7Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
8Proto-West Germanicanaon
9Proto-Germanic*an—
10Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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