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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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “nortropane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNORA binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...
2Middle Englishnauther—
3Middle Englishnoþer—
4Old Englishnāwþer—
5Old Englishnāhwæþer—
Every word from Old English nāhwæþer →