Where does “monododecyl” come from?

monododecyl (English) comes from English dodecyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

monododecyl (English): A single dodecyl group in a compound

Definitions

  1. A single dodecyl group in a compound

Ancestry of “monododecyl”, step by step

monododecyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dodecyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdodecylthe aliphatic univalent radical CH-; lauryl; of,...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu