Where does “methyl-” come from?
methyl- (English) comes from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.
Ancestry of “methyl-”, step by step
Words derived from “methyl-”
- methylprednisolone
- methylcellulose
- methyltestosterone
- methylguanosine
- methylpropane
- hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
- dimethylglycine
- methylbenzylamine
- benzoylmethylecgonine
- methyltryptamine
- methylketobemidone
- trifluoromethylation
- tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane
- chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol
- chlorodehydromethyltestosterone
- decamethylcyclopentasiloxane
- dimethylsulfoniopropionate
- hexamethyldisilane
- methylfluorophosphonylcholine
- methylnorhomosekikaic acid
- octamethylpyrophosphoramide
- chloromethylandrostenediol
- dimethylarsinate
- methylmannoside