Etymology

nitroaromatic

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Today it means: Describing any aromatic compound containing one or more nitro groups Full definition →

English aromatic ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus
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The story

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Late Latinarōmaticus
  5. Old Frencharomatique
  6. Englisharomatic
  7. English todaynitroaromatic

From nitro- + aromatic.

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