Etymology

monodesethyl

M3O1N1O1D2E1S1E1T1H4Y4L1

Today it means: organic chemistry From which an ethyl group has been removed Full definition →

English desethyl ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Old Frenchdes-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Middle Englishdes-
  14. Englishdes-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  17. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  18. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  19. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  20. Latinaethēr
  21. GermanÄther
  22. GermanEther
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. GermanEthy
  26. Englishethyl
  27. Englishdesethyl
  28. English todaymonodesethyl

From mono- + desethyl.

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