Etymology

bioalkane

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Today it means: Any biologically-derived alkane, especially one used as a biofuel Full definition →

English alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. GermanAlk(ohol)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. GermanAlkyl
  14. Germanalk-
  15. GermanAlkan
  16. Englishalkane
  17. English todaybioalkane

From bio- + alkane.

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