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Where does “nonethylene” come from?

nonethylene (English) comes from English ethylene, from English eth-, from English ethyl, from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ, from Ancient Greek αἴθω, from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō.

nonethylene (English): Not of or pertaining to ethylene

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to ethylene

Ancestry of “nonethylene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethyleneThe common name for the organic chemical compound...
2Englisheth-Used as a combining form to denote the presence...
3EnglishethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH, formally...
4Ancient GreekΑἰθήρUpper Air
5Ancient GreekαἴθωTo ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze
6Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō—
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