Etymology

benzoazinyl

B3E1N1Z10O1A1Z10I1N1Y4L1

Today it means: A divalent radical composed of two azinyl radicals attached to a benzene ring Full definition →

English azinyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*né
  20. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  21. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  22. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  25. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  26. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  27. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  28. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  29. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  30. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  31. Frenchazote
  32. Englishaz(ote)
  33. Englishazine
  34. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  35. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  36. Englishazinyl
  37. English todaybenzoazinyl

From benzo- + azinyl.

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