Where does “fenil” come from?

fenil (Romanian) comes from French phényle, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

fenil (Romanian): phenyl

Definitions

  1. phenyl

Ancestry of “fenil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphénylephenyl
2French-yle—
3Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from French -yle →Every word from French phényle →