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Where does “styrenyl” come from?

styrenyl (English) comes from English styrene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

styrenyl (English): A univalent radical derived from styrene

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from styrene

Ancestry of “styrenyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstyreneAn aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily...
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →