Etymology

dibutyl

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Today it means: Two butyl groups in a molecule Full definition →

English butyl ← 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*gʷṓws
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
  9. Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
  12. Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
  13. Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
  14. Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
  15. Englishbut-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  18. Englishbutyl
  19. English todaydibutyl

From di- + butyl.

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