Etymology

alkylarene

A1L1K5Y4L1A1R1E1N1E1

Today it means: Any alkyl-substituted arene. Full definition →

English arene ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  12. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  13. Late Latinarōmaticus
  14. Old Frencharomatique
  15. Englishar(omatic)
  16. Englisharene
  17. English todayalkylarene

From alkyl + arene.

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