Etymology

uranyl

U1R1A1N1Y4L1

Today it means: The divalent radical UO₂²⁺, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English uranium
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekοὐρᾰνός (ourănós)
  2. Ancient GreekΟὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)
  3. LatinŪranus
  4. EnglishUranus
  5. Englishuranium
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. English todayuranyl

From uranium + -yl.

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