Where does “methylpotassium” come from?

methylpotassium (English) comes from English potassium, from English potash, from English Ash, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

methylpotassium (English): The binary organometallic compound CHK that is...

Definitions

  1. The binary organometallic compound CHK that is...

Ancestry of “methylpotassium”, step by step

methylpotassium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English potassium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotassiumA soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is...
2EnglishpotashThe water-soluble part of the ash formed by...
3EnglishAshThe Egyptian god of oases
4Middle Englishassheashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter...
5Old Englishæscash tree; spear; ship
6Old Englishæsċash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship
7Old Englishtrēo
8Proto-West Germanictreutree; wood
9Proto-Germanictrewątree
10EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
11Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
12Proto-Hellenicdórutree
13Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
14Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dóru