Where does “carboxyl” come from?

carboxyl (English) comes from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā.

carboxyl (English): A univalent functional group consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. A univalent functional group consisting of a...

Ancestry of “carboxyl”, step by step

carboxyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carbonyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbonylIn organic chemistry, a divalent functional...
2EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
3EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
4Middle Englishbogett—
5Old Frenchbougette—
6Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
7Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
8Gaulishbolgābag, sack
9Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via English hydroxyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxylA univalent radical or functional group in...
2EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008
3Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
4French-gène-gen, -genic
5Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
6Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
7Ancient Greek-είᾱSuperficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “carboxyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →