English

allylphosphine

From allyl + phosphine.

Latin allium ‘garlic’

English allyl

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’

Ancient Greek φωσφόρος ‘that which brings light, light-bearing’

Latin phōsphorus

English phosphorus

Today it means

noun Any allyl phosphine

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