Where does “methylurethane” come from?

methylurethane (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.

methylurethane (English): methyl carbamate

Definitions

  1. methyl carbamate

Ancestry of “methylurethane”, step by step

methylurethane 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 urethane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurethaneA white crystalline organic compound,...
2Frenchuréthaneurethane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →