Where does “methalox” come from?
methalox (English) comes from English lox, from Yiddish לאַקס, from Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic lahs, from Proto-Germanic lahsaz, from Chinese 拉薩, from Tibetan ལྷ་ས.
methalox (English): A type of binary rocket fuel composed of liquid...
Definitions
- A type of binary rocket fuel composed of liquid...
Ancestry of “methalox”, step by step
methalox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lox | Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low... |
| 2 | Yiddish | לאַקס | salmon |
| 3 | Middle High German | lahs | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lahs | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lahs | salmon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lahsaz | salmon |
| 7 | Chinese | 拉薩 | — |
| 8 | Tibetan | ལྷ་ས | Lhasa |
| 9 | Old Tibetan | ར་ས | — |
via English methane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methane | The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a... |
| 2 | English | methyl | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally... |
| 3 | German | Methyl | methyl |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |