Where does “nitromethane” come from?

nitromethane (English) comes from English methane, from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

nitromethane (English): a colourless oily liquid used in organic...

Definitions

  1. a colourless oily liquid used in organic...

Ancestry of “nitromethane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethaneThe simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a...
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →