Etymograph

English

iodobenzene

From iodo- + benzene.

A compound of iodo- + benzene

Proto-Hellenic *wion

Ancient Greek ἴον ‘violet, namely sweet violet’

Ancient Greek ἰοειδής ‘violet’

English iodo-

German Benzoe ‘benzoin’

German Benzin ‘gasoline’

English benzene

Today it means

noun Any iodinated derivative of benzene, but especially the mono-substitution compound C₆H₅I that is used in organic synthesis

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / iodobenzene