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Where does “nitroalkene” come from?

nitroalkene (English) comes from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nitroalkene (English): Any nitro derivative of an alkene

Definitions

  1. Any nitro derivative of an alkene

Ancestry of “nitroalkene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNitro—
2EnglishnitrocelluloseA cotton-like material, made from cellulose by...
3EnglishcelluloseA complex carbohydrate that forms the main...
4Frenchcellulosecellulose
5Frenchcellulecell; table cell
6Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →