The story
- Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
- Englishiodo-
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Englisheth-
- Englishethane
- English todayiodoethane
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
iodoethane
Today it means: The aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon C₂H₅I that is used in organic synthesis to introduce an ethyl group into compounds Full definition →
English ethane ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)