Etymology

cyanoalkyl

C3Y4A1N1O1A1L1K5Y4L1

Today it means: Any cyano derivative of a alkyl radical Full definition →

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

  1. Englishcyano
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalc(ohol)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishalkyl
  12. English todaycyanoalkyl

From cyano + alkyl.

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