Where does “enyl” come from?

enyl (English) comes from English alkenyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

enyl (English): Any univalent radical derived from an alkene

Definitions

  1. Any univalent radical derived from an alkene

Ancestry of “enyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkenylOf, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene; Any...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “enyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →