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 nāhwæþerEvery word from Old English nāwþerEvery word from Middle English noþer
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