Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *mólā
Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē)
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der.
Latin amylumder.
English amyl
From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
ga aimileach (of or pertaining to starch) · es amílico (of or pertaining to starch) · it amile (of or pertaining to starch) · pt amílico (of or pertaining to starch)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *mólā
Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē)
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der.
Latin amylumder.
English amyl
From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Meanings
(countable, dated, uncountable) Synonym of pentyl.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.
Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm. 1993, Tristan Hawkins, Pepper, London: Flamingo, →ISBN, page 226:
We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4: