Where does “dibutyl” come from?

dibutyl (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.

dibutyl (English): Two butyl groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two butyl groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “dibutyl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dibutyl”

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