Where does “vinyylineula” come from?

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

vinyylineula (Finnish): vinyl stylus

Definitions

  1. vinyl stylus

Ancestry of “vinyylineula”, step by step

vinyylineula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vinyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinyylivinyl
2EnglishvinylThe univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu