Etymology

geoethane

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Today it means: ethane produced by degassing from geological deposits Full definition →

English ethane ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. GermanEthy
  7. Englishethyl
  8. Englisheth-
  9. Englishethane
  10. English todaygeoethane

From geo- + ethane.

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