Where does “butylmagnesium” come from?
butylmagnesium (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.
butylmagnesium (English): Any of several isomeric organomagnesium reagents...
Definitions
- Any of several isomeric organomagnesium reagents...
Ancestry of “butylmagnesium”, step by step
butylmagnesium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English butyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butyl | Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |
via English magnesium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnesium | The chemical element with an atomic number of... |
| 2 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |