Where does “methylacetylene” come from?

methylacetylene (English) comes from English acetylene, from French acétylène, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

methylacetylene (English): propyne

Definitions

  1. propyne

Ancestry of “methylacetylene”, step by step

methylacetylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetyleneAny organic compound having one or more...
2Frenchacétylèneacetylene
3EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
4Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3German-ylyl
4Ancient Greekῡ̔́ληforest; matter; wood; matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate