The story
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*mólā
- Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
- Latinamylum
- English todayamyl
From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Words from the same roots
Latinamylum all →
amidinamylaceousamyliferousamylobacteramylometricamylum
Ancient Greekἄμυλον all →
amylumparamylon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.