English
ethylene
From eth- + -ylene.
A compound of eth- + -ylene
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō ‘to ignite’
Ancient Greek αἴθω ‘to ignite, kindle, light’
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ ‘ether’
English eth-
Today it means
noun The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄.
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Etymograph / ethylene