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Where does “xanthyl” come from?

xanthyl (English) comes from English xanthine, from French xanthine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

xanthyl (English): The univalent radical derived from xanthine

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from xanthine

Ancestry of “xanthyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxanthineAny of a group of alkaloids that include...
2Frenchxanthinexanthine
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “xanthyl”

  • xanthylic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →