Where does “diheptyl” come from?

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

diheptyl (English): Two heptyl groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two heptyl groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “diheptyl”, step by step

diheptyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heptyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheptylAny of many 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 Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu