myEtymology.com: English etymology of pentyl

Etymology of the English word pentyl

the English word pentyl

using the English prefix pent-

using the English suffix -yl

derived from the Latin word amylum (fine meal; starch; gruel)

derived from the Greek word amulon, ἄμυλον

derived from the Greek word mule, μύλη (mill)

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

using the Latin suffix -yl

Word found in Modern English