English
prop-
Prop- comes from French propionique ‘propionic’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpropionique‘propionic’
- Englishtodayprop-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpropionique‘propionic’
- Englishtodayprop-
A compound of πρῶτος ‘first’ + πίων ‘fat’
Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
Proto-Indo-European *peyH- ‘fat’
Ancient Greek πίων ‘fat’
Linked words
through French propionique ‘propionic’
Today it means
prefix Denoting the presence of 3 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French propionique / prop-