Where does “benzyl” come from?

Benzyl derives from English benzoyl, which comes from French benzoïle, which comes from German Benzoyl, which comes from New Latin benzoylum, which comes from Arabic lubān, meaning incense or frankincense.

benzyl (English): The univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene...

Ancestry of “benzyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “benzyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →
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