Where does “monopropellant” come from?

monopropellant (English) comes from English propellant, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

monopropellant (English): Any propellant that consists of a single...

Definitions

  1. Any propellant that consists of a single...

Ancestry of “monopropellant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpropellantanything that propels; Alternative spelling of...
2English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
3Middle English-ant
4Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
5Proto-West Germanic*-andī
6Proto-Germanic-andz
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Hungarian ön-Every word from English -ant