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Where does “μέθυ” come from?

μέθυ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

μέθυ (Ancient Greek): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “μέθυ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “μέθυ”

  • methyl
  • methane
  • methanol
  • methylation
  • methionine
  • methylene
  • dimethyl
  • methyltransferase
  • dichloromethane
  • demethylation
  • hypermethylation
  • methylmercury
  • hypomethylation
  • trimethyl
  • methanogenesis
  • hydroxymethyl
  • polymethylmethacrylate
  • methylmalonic
  • selenomethionine
  • methylamine
  • dimethylsiloxane
  • tetramethyl
  • methanolic
  • nitromethane
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