Etymology

iodopropynyl

I1O1D2O1P3R1O1P3Y4N1Y4L1

Today it means: A propynyl radical with one hydrogen atom replaced by iodine. Full definition →

English propynyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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The story

  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. Englishpropyne
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishpropynyl
  13. English todayiodopropynyl

From iodo- + propynyl.

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