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Where does “acryl” come from?

acryl (English) comes from English acrolein, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acryl (English): The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid...

Ancestry of “acryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacroleinA pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde,...
2Latinācer—
3Latinsaccharumsugar
4Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
5Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
6Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “acryl”

  • acrylic
  • methacrylate
  • polyacrylamide
  • acrylamide
  • acrylate
  • cyanoacrylate
  • methacrylic
  • polymethylmethacrylate
  • polyacrylic
  • dimethacrylate
  • polyacrylate
  • diacrylate
  • bisacrylamide
  • polymethacrylic
  • methacryloyl
  • monomethacrylate
  • acrylation
  • glycolmethacrylate
  • monoacrylate
  • diacrylic
  • hydracrylic acid
  • 亞克力
  • アクリルアミド
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