benzyl
/ˈbɛnzɪl/ · noun
Meaning
- The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawabor.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl From benz- + -yl.
Related words
Descendant words
- 苄(Chinese) (bor)
- bentsyyli(Finnish) (cog)
- benzil(Hungarian) (bor)
- ベンジル基(Japanese) (der)
- 벤질기(Korean) (der)
- benzyl(Polish) (bor)
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