Where does “methylene” come from?

Methylene comes from French méthylène, derived from Ancient Greek μέθυ meaning "wine," from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰu meaning "honey" or "sweet drink."

methylene (English): The divalent radical CH< in which the free...

Definitions

  1. The divalent radical CH< in which the free...

Ancestry of “methylene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméthylènemethylene
2Ancient Greekμέθυwine
3Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “methylene

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu