Where does “nonchlorofluorocarbon” come from?
nonchlorofluorocarbon (English) comes from English chlorofluorocarbon, from English fluorocarbon, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga.
nonchlorofluorocarbon (English): Not being or pertaining to a chlorofluorocarbon
Definitions
- Not being or pertaining to a chlorofluorocarbon
Ancestry of “nonchlorofluorocarbon”, step by step
nonchlorofluorocarbon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chlorofluorocarbon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chlorofluorocarbon | Any of a class of organic compounds in which the... |
| 2 | English | fluorocarbon | Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every... |
| 3 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 4 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 5 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 6 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 8 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 9 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |