Etymology

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Today it means: Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Full definition →

English ar(omatic) ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  2. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  3. Late Latinarōmaticus
  4. Old Frencharomatique
  5. Englishar(omatic)
  6. English todayarene

From ar(omatic) + -ene.

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