Etymology

styrylpyrone

S1T1Y4R1Y4L1P3Y4R1O1N1E1

Today it means: Any styryl derivative of a pyrone, some of which show anticancer activity Full definition →

English pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekστύραξ (stúrax)
  2. Latinstyrax
  3. Englishstyrene
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishstyryl
  7. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  9. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  10. Latinpyr
  11. Englishpyro-
  12. GermanKeton
  13. Englishketone
  14. Englishpyrone
  15. English todaystyrylpyrone

From styryl + pyrone.

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