Where does “monodesethyl” come from?

monodesethyl (English) comes from English desethyl, from English des-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

monodesethyl (English): organic chemistry From which an ethyl group has been removed

Definitions

  1. organic chemistry From which an ethyl group has been removed

Ancestry of “monodesethyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesethylFrom which one or more ethyl groups have been removed
2Englishdes-Obsolete form of dis-; removal of a group from a...
3Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx