Where does “acylium” come from?

acylium (English) comes from English acyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

acylium (English): Any acyl cation R-C=O derived from a carboxylic...

Definitions

  1. Any acyl cation R-C=O derived from a carboxylic...

Ancestry of “acylium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacylAny of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →