Where does “vinil” come from?

vinil (Hungarian) comes from German Vinyl, 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.

vinil (Hungarian): vinyl

Definitions

  1. vinyl

Ancestry of “vinil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVinylvinyl
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

Words derived from “vinil”

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