Etymology

cyanocarbon

C3Y4A1N1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: a class of organic compounds formally derived from hydrocarbons by replacing every hydrogen atom with a cyanide radical; e.g. - tetracyanomethane - C(CN)₄ Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  2. Englishcyano-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  4. Latincarbōnem
  5. Frenchcarbone
  6. Englishcarbon
  7. English todaycyanocarbon

From cyano- + carbon.

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