Etymology

haloaryl

H4A1L1O1A1R1Y4L1

Today it means: Any halogen substituted aryl radical or group Full definition →

English aryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Old French aromatique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Late Latinarōmaticus
  6. Old Frencharomatique
  7. Englisharomatic
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. Englisharyl
  10. English todayhaloaryl

From halo- + aryl.

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