Where does “デシン” come from?

デシン (Japanese) comes from English decyne, from English -yne, from English -ylene — used to form the names of bivalent radicals.

デシン (Japanese): Short for クレープデシン; decyne

Definitions

  1. Short for クレープデシン; decyne

Ancestry of “デシン”, step by step

デシン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English decyne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecyneAny of several isomeric acetylenes having ten...
2English-yneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3English-yleneused to form the names of bivalent radicals

via Japanese クレープデシン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseクレープデシンcrêpe de Chine
2Frenchcrêpe de Chine
Every word from English -yleneEvery word from English -yneEvery word from English decyne