Etymology

nitrocarbon

N1I1T1R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: Any nitro derivative of a hydrocarbon, especially of an aliphatic hydrocarbon Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  5. Latincarbōnem
  6. Frenchcarbone
  7. Englishcarbon
  8. English todaynitrocarbon

From nitro- + carbon.

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