Where does “methanol” come from?

Methanol derives from English methane and English alcohol, where alcohol comes from Arabic كحل and Ancient Greek μέθυ, tracing back through Latin oleum and Ancient Greek ἔλαιον.

methanol (English): The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CHOH; a...

Definitions

  1. The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CHOH; a...

Ancestry of “methanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethaneThe simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a...
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “methanol”

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