Where does “-prostil” come from?

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

-prostil (English): Used to form names of prostaglandins used as antiulcers

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of prostaglandins used as antiulcers

Ancestry of “-prostil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “-prostil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →