Etymology

haloalkyl

H4A1L1O1A1L1K5Y4L1

Today it means: Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a halogen atom. Full definition →

English alkyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalc(ohol)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishalkyl
  15. English todayhaloalkyl

From halo- + alkyl.

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