Where does “octyl” come from?

octyl (English) comes from English octane, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

octyl (English): Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...

Ancestry of “octyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctaneAny of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic...
2EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
3Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
4Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “octyl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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