Where does “molybdenyl” come from?

molybdenyl (English) comes from English enyl, 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.

molybdenyl (English): A cation or group derived from molybdate

Definitions

  1. A cation or group derived from molybdate

Ancestry of “molybdenyl”, step by step

molybdenyl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English enyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenylAny univalent radical derived from an alkene
2EnglishalkenylOf, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene; Any...
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English [[molybdate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[molybdate

via English molybd(ate)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmolybd(ate)]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu
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