Eth

Morpheme

Eth

Type

bound base

Denotation

two-carbon radical, chemical group derived from ether, ethane, ethyl, or ethoxy

Etymology

from ether, from Middle English ēther; Anglo-Norman ether and Middle French ether, ethere, aether; Old French aether; Latin aethēr; Ancient Greek aithēr, from aíthein

Evidence

desethyl, diethyl, diethylamide, ethacridine, ethane, ethene, ethionic, ethoxy, ethoxyethyl, ethyl, ethylamine, ethylate, ethylation, ethylcellulose, ethylene, ethylic, ethylol, ethylvanillin, ethylxanthate, fluoroethyl, guanethidine, iminoethyl, thioethyl, triethyl

See Also

(A)Ether [Aether, Ether], Ete

Homographs

Eth, Eth, -eth, -eth