Where does “vinyl” come from?

Vinyl comes from English -yl, a suffix derived from Proto-Italic wīnom and ultimately Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, tracing back to the root weh₁y- meaning to turn or bend.

vinyl (English): The univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...

Ancestry of “vinyl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vinyl”

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