Where does “Methylbromid” come from?

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

Methylbromid (German): methyl bromide

Definitions

  1. methyl bromide

Ancestry of “Methylbromid”, step by step

Methylbromid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMethylmethyl
2Ancient Greekμέθυwine
3Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via German bromid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbromidbromide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →
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