Where does “orthoxylene” come from?

orthoxylene (English) comes from English xylene, from English xyl- — Alternative form of xylo-.

orthoxylene (English): An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two...

Definitions

  1. An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two...

Ancestry of “orthoxylene”, step by step

orthoxylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English xylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxyleneAny of a group of three isomeric aromatic...
2Englishxyl-Alternative form of xylo-

via English ortho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoAn isomer of a benzene derivative having two...
Every word from English xyl-Every word from English xylene