Where does “thietane” come from?

thietane (English) comes from English thio-, from Ancient Greek θεῖον, from Ancient Greek θέειον, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

thietane (English): Any of a class of saturated heterocycles having a...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of saturated heterocycles having a...

Ancestry of “thietane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthio-containing sulfur / sulphur, especially a...
2Ancient Greekθεῖονdivinity; the acts of the gods; Sulfur
3Ancient Greekθέειον—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “thietane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from English thio- →Every word from Ancient Greek θέειον →