Morpheme
-yl
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix used in forming names of radicals, literally wood
Etymology
French -yle, Ancient Greek hýlē
Evidence
acrylic, allyl, amyl, butyl, cetyl, cubyl, cyclohexyl, decyl, dodecyl, ethyl, furfuryl, glucosyl, glyceryl, glycyl, hexyl, methyl, methylene, methylphosphonofluoridate, octyl, phenyl, propyl, pyridyl, thienyl
