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Where does “aryl” come from?

Aryl comes from English aromatic, Old French aromatique, Late Latin aromaticus, and Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-.

aryl (English): Any univalent organic radical derived from an...

Definitions

  1. Any univalent organic radical derived from an...

Ancestry of “aryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharomaticFragrant or spicy; Having a closed ring of...
2Old Frencharomatiquearomatic
3Late Latinaromaticusspicy; aromatic; fragrant
4Ancient Greekἀρωματικόςaromatic
5Ancient Greekἄρωμαherb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;...
6Ancient Greek-ωμᾰdisease, tumor
7Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
8Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “aryl”

  • arylsulfatase
  • arylamine
  • diaryl
  • arylation
  • biaryl
  • triaryl
  • heteroaryl
  • aryloxy
  • aryldiazonium
  • arylalkylamine
  • arylated
  • triarylphosphine
  • triarylamine
  • arylate
  • arylamino
  • diarylamine
  • bisaryl
  • diaryliodonium
  • perfluoroaryl
  • hydroxyaryl
  • arylhydroxylamine
  • nitroaryl
  • arylhydrazine
  • arylsulfotransferase
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