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eth-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
eth-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Used as a combining form to denote the presence of 2 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- From ethyl. Ultimately from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

ethane ethanol ethyl

Phrases

metho- prop- but-

Frequently Paired Words

metho- prop- but-

Questions

What does eth- mean?
Used as a combining form to denote the presence of 2 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.
Where does eth- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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