Etymology

divinylbenzene

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Today it means: Any of three isomeric vinyl derivatives of benzene that are used to make copolymers with styrene Full definition →

English benzene ← German Benzin ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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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*weh₁y-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  9. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  10. Latinvīnum
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. Englishvinyl
  14. Englishdivinyl
  15. GermanBenzoe
  16. GermanBenzin
  17. Englishbenzine
  18. Englishbenzene
  19. English todaydivinylbenzene

From divinyl + benzene. From di- + vinyl.

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