Etymology of the English word butadiene
the English word
butadienederived from the English word
butanederived from the English word
butylusing the English suffix
-ylderived from the English word
butyricderived from the Latin word
butyrumderived from the Greek word
bouturon, βούτυρον
derived from the Greek word
bous, βοῦς (an ox (as grazing); an animal of that species ('beef'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the Latin word
buturum (butter)
using the English suffix
-aneusing the English suffix
-enederived from the English word
di-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
Date
The earliest known usage of butadiene in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
