English word origin

Etymology of vinyl

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗

adj

Containing the vinyl radical. · Made of polyvinyl chloride. · Pertaining to a phonograph record.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + English -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

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Derivation mentionvīnumla

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗

noun

The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene. · Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics. · Phonograph records as a medium. · A phonograph record.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionvīnumla

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