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English

thioaldehyde

From thio- + aldehyde.

A compound of thio- + aldehyde

Ancient Greek θέειον

Ancient Greek θεῖον ‘sulfur’

English thio-

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

German Aldehyd

English aldehyde

Today it means

noun any analogue of an aldehyde, of general formula RC(=S)H, in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thioaldehyde”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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