Where does “n-butane” come from?
n-butane (French) comes from French n-, from French normale, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
n-butane (French): n-butane
Ancestry of “n-butane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | n- | n- |
| 2 | French | normale | feminine singular of normal; Line perpendicular... |
| 3 | Latin | normālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |