Where does “nonanaphthene” come from?
nonanaphthene (English) comes from English naphthene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
nonanaphthene (English): Any napthene with 9 carbon atoms
Definitions
- Any napthene with 9 carbon atoms
Ancestry of “nonanaphthene”, step by step
nonanaphthene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English naphthene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naphthene | Any cycloalkane |
| 2 | English | -ene | An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one... |
| 3 | French | -ène | -ene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English Nona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nona | The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho |