Where does “cyanopropyl” come from?

cyanopropyl (English) comes from English propyl, from French propylique, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

cyanopropyl (English): Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which...

Ancestry of “cyanopropyl”, step by step

cyanopropyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English propyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropylEither of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2Frenchpropyliquepropylic
3French-yle
4Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via English cyano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyanoa univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from French -yleEvery word from Ancient Greek Ὕλη