Where does “vinylogous” come from?

vinylogous (English) comes from English vinyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

vinylogous (English): Of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group;...

Ancestry of “vinylogous”, step by step

vinylogous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vinyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvinylThe univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English homologous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomologousShowing a degree of correspondence or similarity
2Late Latinhomologus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu
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