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Where does “haloalkenyl” come from?

haloalkenyl (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.

haloalkenyl (English): Any halogen-substituted alkenyl radical

Definitions

  1. Any halogen-substituted alkenyl radical

Ancestry of “haloalkenyl”, 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
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