Etymology

selenoalkoxylation

Today it means: The addition reaction of a selenium atom and an alkoxyl group across a double bond Full definition →

English alkoxylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  17. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  18. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  19. Frenchoxygène
  20. Englishoxygen
  21. Englishalkoxy
  22. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  23. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  24. Englishalkoxyl
  25. Englishalkoxylation
  26. English todayselenoalkoxylation

From seleno- + alkoxylation.

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