Where does “metamylene” come from?
metamylene (English) comes from English amylene, from English amyl, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
metamylene (English): eicosene
Definitions
- eicosene
Ancestry of “metamylene”, step by step
metamylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amylene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amylene | One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, CH, of... |
| 2 | English | amyl | pentyl; Of or pertaining to starch |
| 3 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | starch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |