Etymology of the English word vinylethylene
the English word
vinylethylenederived from the English word
vinylusing the English suffix
-ylusing the English prefix
vini-derived from the Latin word
vinum (wine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*win-o- (wine)
cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language
derived from the English word
ethylenederived from the English word
ethylderived from the English word
etherderived from the Latin word
aether (upper air; ether; heaven)
derived from the Greek word
aither, αἰθήρ
derived from the Greek word
aithein, αἴθειν
using the English suffix
-ylusing the English suffix
-eneUsage
Word found in Modern English