Etymology

iodoalkoxylation

Today it means: The addition reaction of an iodine atom and an alkoxyl group across a double bond Full definition →

English alkoxylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  2. Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  7. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  8. Englishiodo-
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishalk-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  18. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  21. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  22. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  23. Frenchoxygène
  24. Englishoxygen
  25. Englishalkoxy
  26. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  27. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  28. Englishalkoxyl
  29. Englishalkoxylation
  30. English todayiodoalkoxylation

From iodo- + alkoxylation.

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