Where does “monophosphoryl” come from?

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

monophosphoryl (English): A single phosphoryl group

Definitions

  1. A single phosphoryl group

Ancestry of “monophosphoryl”, step by step

monophosphoryl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phosphoryl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphosphorylthe trivalent radical O=P≡
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →
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