Etymology

hydroxyphenyl

H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4P3H4E1N1Y4L1

Today it means: Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the phenyl radical Full definition →

English phenyl ← French phényle ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Englishoxy
  8. Englishhydroxy
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  12. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  13. Frenchphéno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Frenchphényle
  17. Englishphenyl
  18. English todayhydroxyphenyl

From hydroxy + phenyl.

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