Where does “trimethylene” come from?

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

trimethylene (English): A gaseous hydrocarbon, CH, isomeric with...

Definitions

  1. A gaseous hydrocarbon, CH, isomeric with...

Ancestry of “trimethylene”, step by step

trimethylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyleneThe divalent radical CH< in which the free...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →