Where does “tributyl” come from?

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

tributyl (English): Three butyl groups in a compound

Definitions

  1. Three butyl groups in a compound

Ancestry of “tributyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbutylAny of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “tributyl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu
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