Etymology

aralkyl

A1R1A1L1K5Y4L1

Today it means: Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups Full definition →

English alkyl ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

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

Blend of aryl + alkyl.

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