Etymology

tributyl

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Today it means: Three butyl groups in a compound Full definition →

English butyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
  8. Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
  12. Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
  13. Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
  14. Englishbut-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. Englishbutyl
  18. English todaytributyl

From tri- + butyl.

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