Etymology of the English word vinylstyrene
the English word
vinylstyrenederived 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
styrenederived from the English word
styraxderived from the Latin word
styrax (styrax, storax)
derived from the Greek word
sturax, στύραξ
using the English suffix
-eneUsage
Word found in Modern English