Etymology

graphane

G2R1A1P3H4A1N1E1

Today it means: An extended two-dimensional hydrocarbon, of general formula (CH)ₙ, derived from graphene by adding a hydrogen atom to each carbon atom alternately on each side of the plane. Full definition →

English graph(ite) ← German Graphit ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  4. GermanGraphit
  5. Englishgraph(ite)
  6. English todaygraphane

From graph(ite) + -ane.

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