English
phenanthridine
Phenanthridine comes from French phényle ‘phenyl’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentphényle‘phenyl’
- English1500–presentphenyl
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthracène
- English1500–presentphenanthrene
- Englishtodayphenanthridine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentphényle‘phenyl’
- English1500–presentphenyl
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthracène
- English1500–presentphenanthrene
- Englishtodayphenanthridine
A compound of phenanthrene + -idine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swel-
swell, swollen, swole, swill, dimethyl, diethyl, 31 more
through Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’
methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, ethane, 20 more
through French phényle ‘phenyl’
Today it means
noun A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη / phenanthridine