Where does “シクロプロパン” come from?

シクロプロパン (Japanese) comes from English cyclopropane, from English propane, from English propionic acid, from French acide propionique, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

シクロプロパン (Japanese): cyclopropane

Definitions

  1. cyclopropane

Ancestry of “シクロプロパン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclopropaneThe simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, an...
2EnglishpropaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, a constituent of...
3Englishpropionic acidThe compound with the formula CHCHCOOH, a...
4Frenchacide propionique
5Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
6Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós