Where does “propatylnitrate” come from?

propatylnitrate (English) comes from English nitrate, from French nitrate — nitrate.

propatylnitrate (English): A particular nitrate

Definitions

  1. A particular nitrate

Ancestry of “propatylnitrate”, step by step

propatylnitrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nitrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitrateAny salt or ester of nitric acid; To treat, or...
2Frenchnitratenitrate

via English propatyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpropatyl
Every word from French nitrateEvery word from English nitrate
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