Etymology

selenoaldehyde

S1E1L1E1N1O1A1L1D2E1H4Y4D2E1

Today it means: any compound of general formula RCH=Se, the selenium analogs of aldehydes Full definition →

English aldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Latinalcohol
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latinde-
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. GermanAldehyd
  13. Englishaldehyde
  14. English todayselenoaldehyde

From seleno- + aldehyde.

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