Etymology

alkyloxonium

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Today it means: Any oxonium ion, derived from an alkyl alcohol, of general formula R-OH₂⁺ Full definition →

English oxonium ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  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. Englishox-
  12. Englishoxonium
  13. English todayalkyloxonium

From alkyl + oxonium.

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