Etymology

hydroxyanisole

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Today it means: Any of three isomers of methoxyphenol, especially 4-methoxyphenol. Full definition →

English anisole ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← French oxygène
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  1. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  2. Frenchhydro-
  3. Frenchhydrogène
  4. Englishhydrogen
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchoxygène
  12. Englishoxygen
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishhydroxyl
  15. Englishhydroxy-
  16. Englishanisole
  17. English todayhydroxyanisole

From hydroxy- + anisole.

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