Where does “methenamine” come from?

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

methenamine (English): hexamine

Definitions

  1. hexamine

Ancestry of “methenamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyleneThe divalent radical CH< in which the free...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →