Etymology

diacetyl

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Today it means: Two acetyl groups in a compound Full definition →

English acetyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Latinacēscō
  12. Latinacētum
  13. Englishaceto-
  14. Englishacet-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. Englishacetyl
  18. English todaydiacetyl

From di- + acetyl.

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