Where does “nortropane” come from?

nortropane (English) comes from English NOR, from Middle English nauther, from Middle English noþer, from Old English nāwþer, from Old English nāhwæþer — neither.

nortropane (English): A bicyclic heterocycle derived from tropane by...

Definitions

  1. A bicyclic heterocycle derived from tropane by...

Ancestry of “nortropane”, step by step

nortropane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English NOR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNORA binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...
2Middle Englishnauther—
3Middle Englishnoþer—
4Old Englishnāwþerneither
5Old Englishnāhwæþerneither

via English tropane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropaneA nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known...
Every word from Old English nāhwæþer →Every word from Old English nāwþer →Every word from Middle English noþer →