Etymology

nitroaryl

N1I1T1R1O1A1R1Y4L1

Today it means: Describing any aryl radical containing one or more nitro groups Full definition →

English aryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Old French aromatique
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The story

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Late Latinarōmaticus
  5. Old Frencharomatique
  6. Englisharomatic
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englisharyl
  9. English todaynitroaryl

From nitro- + aryl.

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