Etymograph

English

furan

Furan comes from English furfural.

  1. English1500–presentfurfural
  2. Englishtodayfuran

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentfurfural
  2. Englishtodayfuran

A compound of furfural + -an

Latin furfur ‘bran’

English furfural

Every English word from English furfural

Today it means

noun Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

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Etymograph / English furfural / furan

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