Where does “ベンジル基” come from?

ベンジル基 (Japanese) comes from English benzyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

ベンジル基 (Japanese): benzyl

Definitions

  1. benzyl

Ancestry of “ベンジル基”, step by step

ベンジル基 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English benzyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzylThe univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseAlternative form of 元
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu