Where does “toluenyl” come from?

toluenyl (English) comes from English toluene, from German Toluin, from German Tolu.

toluenyl (English): tolyl

Definitions

  1. tolyl

Ancestry of “toluenyl”, step by step

toluenyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English toluene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtolueneA colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon,...
2GermanToluin—
3GermanTolu—

via English YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from German Tolu →Every word from German Toluin →Every word from English toluene →