Etymology

aminoalkyl

A1M3I1N1O1A1L1K5Y4L1

Today it means: Any amino derivative of an alkyl radical Full definition →

English alkyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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The story

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalc(ohol)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. Englishalkyl
  18. English todayaminoalkyl

From amino- + alkyl.

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