myEtymology.com: English etymology of hydroxyl

Etymology of the English word hydroxyl

the English word hydroxyl

derived from the English word hydr-

using the English prefix oxy-

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix hydro-

derived from the Greek word hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ud-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-

derived from the English word oxygen

Word found in Modern English