Where does “chloromethane” come from?

chloromethane (English) comes from English methane, from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

chloromethane (English): Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but...

Definitions

  1. Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but...

Ancestry of “chloromethane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethaneThe simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a...
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “chloromethane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →