èter

Meaning

1. (masculine) ether (the substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds)
2. (masculine) ether (any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Concepts

ether

diethyl ether

ethyl ether

quintessence

sky

divinyl ether

vinyl ether

aether

ethoxyethane

Synonyms

cel

Translations

éther

éter

eteri

αιθέρας

éter

إيثر

Ether

etere

ether

diéthyl éther

ουρανός

oxyde de diéthyle

éther éthylique

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɛ.tər]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: aethēr

In summary

Borrowed from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).