Etymology

halomethyl

H4A1L1O1M3E1T1H4Y4L1

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

English methyl ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. GermanMethy
  6. Englishmethyl
  7. English todayhalomethyl

From halo- + methyl.

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