Where does “organophosphoryl” come from?

organophosphoryl (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.

organophosphoryl (English): Any organic phosphoryl radical

Definitions

  1. Any organic phosphoryl radical

Ancestry of “organophosphoryl”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →