Where does “hexadecyl” come from?

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

hexadecyl (English): The univalent radical derived from hexadecane

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from hexadecane

Ancestry of “hexadecyl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hexadecyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →