Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “butène” come from?

butène (French) comes from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

butène (French): butene

Definitions

  1. butene

Ancestry of “butène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ène-ene
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “butène”

  • isobutène
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →