The story
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- GermanGraphit
- Englishgraph(ite)
- English todaygraphane
From graph(ite) + -ane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 →
From graph(ite) + -ane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.