Etymograph

English

ethyl

Ethyl comes from German Ethyl, and goes back to Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentEthyl
  3. Englishtodayethyl

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentEthyl
  3. Englishtodayethyl

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *swel-

swell, swollen, swole, swill, 35 more

through Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’

isopropyl, phenyl, ethane, 22 more

Today it means

noun The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη / ethyl

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