Where does “butylammonium” come from?

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

butylammonium (English): Any cation obtained by the protonation of a...

Definitions

  1. Any cation obtained by the protonation of a...

Ancestry of “butylammonium”, step by step

butylammonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English butyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbutylAny of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniumThe univalent NH cation, derived by the...
2New Latinammōnium—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →