Where does “snoutane” come from?

snoutane (English) comes from English snout, from Middle English snowte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

snoutane (English): A heptacyclic hydrocarbon with molecules shaped like a snout with IUPAC name Octahydro-1,2-ethanodicyclopropa[cd,gh]pentalene

Definitions

  1. A heptacyclic hydrocarbon with molecules shaped like a snout with IUPAC name Octahydro-1,2-ethanodicyclopropa[cd,gh]pentalene

Ancestry of “snoutane”, step by step

snoutane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnoutThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a...
2Middle EnglishsnowteAn animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;...
3Old Dutchsnūt
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

via English ane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishane
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz