Etymology

alkylphosphine

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Today it means: Any aliphatic phosphine Full definition →

English phosphine ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
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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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  14. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  15. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  19. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  20. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  21. Latinphōsphorus
  22. Englishphosphorusclip.
  23. Englishphosph-
  24. Englishphosphine
  25. English todayalkylphosphine

From alkyl + phosphine.

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