Etymology

naphthene

N1A1P3H4T1H4E1N1E1

Today it means: Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative). Full definition →

English naphtha ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)
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The story

  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphtha
  6. English todaynaphthene

From naphtha + -ene.

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