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Where does “dioctyl” come from?

dioctyl (English) comes from English octyl, from English octane, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

dioctyl (English): Two octyl groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two octyl groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “dioctyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctylAny of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2EnglishoctaneAny of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic...
3EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
4Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
5Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “dioctyl”

  • dioctylfluorene
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