Where does “cicloalcano” come from?
cicloalcano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alcano, from Portuguese -ano, from French -ane, from Middle French -ané, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
cicloalcano (Portuguese): cycloalkane
Ancestry of “cicloalcano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | alcano | alkane |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ano | -an; forms nouns, from a person’s name, denoting... |
| 3 | French | -ane | -ane |
| 4 | Middle French | -ané | — |
| 5 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |