Etymology

homobenzylic

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Today it means: containing the homobenzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives Full definition →

English benzylic ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Englishhomologuebf.
  2. Englishhomo-
  3. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  7. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  8. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  9. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  10. Old Javanesejawa
  11. Old JavaneseJawi
  12. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  13. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  14. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  15. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  16. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  17. Catalanbenjuí
  18. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  19. Englishbenzoin
  20. Englishbenzo-
  21. Englishbenz-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  23. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  24. Englishbenzyl
  25. Englishbenzylic
  26. English todayhomobenzylic

From homo- (“homologous”) + benzylic.

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