Etymology

acetylide

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Today it means: Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English acetyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. Englishaceto-
  8. Englishacet-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishacetyl
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. English todayacetylide

From acetyl + -ide.

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