Etymology

heteroaryl

H4E1T1E1R1O1A1R1Y4L1

Today it means: Both heterocyclic and aromatic; heteroaromatic Full definition →

English aryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  7. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  8. Late Latinarōmaticus
  9. Old Frencharomatique
  10. Englisharomatic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. Englisharyl
  14. English todayheteroaryl

From hetero- + aryl.

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