nylon
The origin and history of nylon.
Etymology
Coined by the DuPont company in 1938; the exact origin of the syllable "nyl-" is disputed, but it was joined to the fibre-name ending "-on" seen in rayon and Dacron.
Class of 1938
nylon first entered the language around 1938. Other words from the same year:
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