English Explanatory Dictionary

eth-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Used as a combining form to denote the presence of 2 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.

Word forms

eth-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- From ethyl. Ultimately from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”).

Related words

metho- prop- but-

Derived words

ethane ethanol ethyl
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