Where does “butyl” come from?
Butyl is an English term derived from butane with the chemical suffix -ane removed, ultimately from butane itself, a gaseous hydrocarbon named with the -ane suffix.
butyl (English): Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
Definitions
- Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
Ancestry of “butyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 2 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |
Words derived from “butyl”