'acridane' originates from the combination of 'acridine' and the suffix '-ane', where 'acridine' refers to a class of compounds and '-ane' indicates a saturated hydrocarbon.

'Acridine' was derived from the Latin word 'acer', meaning 'sharp' or 'pungent', and evolved into 'acridane' to denote a specific chemical structure.

Initially, it referred to a class of compounds with a pungent smell, but over time it evolved to denote a specific chemical structure used in synthesis.