Etymograph

English

quartane

Quartane comes from Latin quartus ‘fourth’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquartus1‘fourth’
  2. Englishtodayquartane1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English quartane

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquartusWiktionary, English quartane‘fourth’
  2. EnglishtodayquartaneWiktionary, English quartane

Formed from -ane

The story

Each molecule of butane has four carbon atoms.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Latin quartus

Today it means

noun butane

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quartane”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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