Where does “carbonyl” come from?
Carbonyl derives from English carbon, from French carbone, from Proto-Indo-European ker-, meaning to burn or char.
carbonyl (English): In organic chemistry, a divalent functional...
Definitions
- In organic chemistry, a divalent functional...
Ancestry of “carbonyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 2 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 4 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 5 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 6 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 7 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “carbonyl”
- carboxyl
- decarboxylase
- carboxylase
- carboxy
- carboxyhemoglobin
- carboxymethyl
- carboxykinase
- carbonylation
- carboxymethylcellulose
- dicarbonyl
- carboxyterminal
- tricarbonyl
- pentacarbonyl
- holocarboxylase
- carboxymethylation
- carboxylterminal
- decarbonylation
- tetracarbonyl
- carboxyphenyl
- hexacarbonyl
- transcarboxylase
- carboxyltransferase
- carbonylhemoglobin
- decarbonylase