Where does “プロピレン” come from?

プロピレン (Japanese) comes from English propylene, from French propionique — propionic.

プロピレン (Japanese): propylene

Definitions

  1. propylene

Ancestry of “プロピレン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropyleneThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene...
2Frenchpropioniquepropionic
Every word from French propionique →Every word from English propylene →