Where does “monohexyl” come from?

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

monohexyl (English): A single hexyl group in a compound

Definitions

  1. A single hexyl group in a compound

Ancestry of “monohexyl”, step by step

monohexyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hexyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexylAny of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
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-
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