Etymology

polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

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English anhydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  7. Englishoxy-
  8. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  12. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  13. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  14. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  15. Old Javanesejawa
  16. Old JavaneseJawi
  17. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  18. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  19. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  20. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  21. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  22. Catalanbenjuí
  23. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  24. Englishbenzoin
  25. Englishbenzo-
  26. Englishbenz-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  28. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  29. Englishbenzyl
  30. Frenchméthylène
  31. Englishmethylene
  32. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  33. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  34. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  35. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  36. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  37. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  38. Medieval Latinalcoho
  39. Middle Englishalcofol
  40. Englishalcohol
  41. Englishglycol
  42. Proto-Indo-European*né
  43. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  44. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  45. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  46. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  47. Englishan-
  48. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  49. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  50. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  51. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  52. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  53. Englishhydro-
  54. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  55. Englishhydride
  56. Englishanhydride
  57. English todaypolyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

From poly- + oxy- + benzyl + methylene + glycol + anhydride.

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