Where does “nitrene” come from?

nitrene (English) comes from English nitro-, from Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον — sodium carbonate or sodium nitrate (or perhaps mineral potassium nitrate), which were not distinguished in Europe until the 13th century.

nitrene (English): Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen...

Definitions

  1. Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen...

Ancestry of “nitrene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnitro-nitrate, nitrogen; containing the nitro...
2Ancient Greekνῐ́τρονsodium carbonate or sodium nitrate (or perhaps mineral potassium nitrate), which were not distinguished in Europe until the 13th century

Words derived from “nitrene”

Every word from Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον →Every word from English nitro- →