Etymology

diaminocyclohexyl

Today it means: Any diamino derivative of a cyclohexyl radical Full definition →

English cyclohexyl ← 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. Egyptianjmn
  8. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  9. LatinAmmōn
  10. Latinammoniacus
  11. Englishammonia
  12. Englishamine
  13. Englishamino-
  14. Englishamino
  15. Englishdiamino
  16. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  17. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  19. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  20. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  21. Late Latincyclus
  22. Middle Englishcicle
  23. Englishcycle
  24. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  25. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  26. Classical Latincyclicu
  27. Middle Frenchcyclique
  28. Frenchcyclique
  29. Classical Latincyclicus
  30. Englishcyclic
  31. Englishcyclo-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  33. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  34. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  35. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  36. Latinhexa-
  37. Englishhexa-
  38. Englishhex-
  39. Englishhexane
  40. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  41. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  42. Englishhexyl
  43. Englishcyclohexyl
  44. English todaydiaminocyclohexyl

From diamino + cyclohexyl.

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