myEtymology.com: English etymology of indoxyl

Etymology of the English word indoxyl

the English word indoxyl

derived from the English word indigo

derived from the Spanish word indico

derived from the Latin word indicere (declare publicly; proclaim, announce)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

derived from the Greek word Indikos

derived from the Latin word cere

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

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

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the French word interdir

derived from the Spanish word índigo

derived from the Latin word Indicus (Indian)

derived from the Dutch word indigo

derived from 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

using the English prefix ind-

Date

The earliest known usage of indoxyl in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English