Etymology

halonitroalkane

H4A1L1O1N1I1T1R1O1A1L1K5A1N1E1

Today it means: Any alkane that has both halide and nitro groups. Full definition →

English alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Egyptiannṯr
  6. Egyptiannṯrj
  7. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  8. Englishnitro-
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. GermanAlk(ohol)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. GermanAlkyl
  18. Germanalk-
  19. GermanAlkan
  20. Englishalkane
  21. English todayhalonitroalkane

From halo- + nitro- + alkane.

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