Etymology

bioethanol

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Today it means: Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel. Full definition →

English ethanol ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. GermanEthy
  6. Englishethyl
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishethyl
  9. Englisheth-
  10. Englishethane
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishethanol
  13. English todaybioethanol

From bio- + ethanol.

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