Where does “methylmalonic” come from?

methylmalonic (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.

methylmalonic (English): Relating to methylmalonic acid or its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Relating to methylmalonic acid or its derivatives

Ancestry of “methylmalonic”, step by step

methylmalonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English malonic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmalonicOf or pertaining to malonic acid or its...
2Frenchmaloniquemalonic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →