Where does “olefinic” come from?
olefinic (English) comes from English olefin, from English olefiant, from French gaz oléfiant, from French -ole, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
olefinic (English): Characteristic of, or containing olefins
Definitions
- Characteristic of, or containing olefins
Ancestry of “olefinic”, step by step
olefinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English olefin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | olefin | Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain... |
| 2 | English | olefiant | That produces oil |
| 3 | French | gaz oléfiant | — |
| 4 | French | -ole | added to a noun to form a diminutive, or a... |
| 5 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via French oléfinique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oléfinique | — |