Where does “Vinyl” come from?

Vinyl (German) comes 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.

Vinyl (German): vinyl

Definitions

  1. vinyl

Ancestry of “Vinyl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Vinyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →