Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-?
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder.
Proto-Italic *wīnom
Latin vīnum
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English vinyl
From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + English -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Containing the vinyl radical.
(not-comparable) Made of polyvinyl chloride.
(not-comparable) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
Dance, boogie wonderland / Sound fly through the night / I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderland 1979, Earth, Wind & Fire, “Boogie Wonderland”, in I Am:
After being gifted a turntable and investing in relatively inexpensive speakers, he talks about becoming reacquainted with the Impulse vinyl version of John Coltrane's celebrated jazz album, A Love Supreme. 2015, Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward, Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 48:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-?
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder.
Proto-Italic *wīnom
Latin vīnum
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English vinyl
From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + English -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
Meanings
(uncountable) The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
(collective, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.
(countable) A phonograph record.
This is a tangible example of the net's natural flow toward improved environmental outcomes. Although some people lament the loss of flipping through CDs, or eight-tracks, or vinyls, there is a clear upside to dematerialization. 2011, David Eagleman, Why the Net Matters, Canongate Books, →ISBN: