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