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Where does “métʰu” come from?

métʰu (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

métʰu (Proto-Hellenic): intoxicating drink; mead

Definitions

  1. intoxicating drink; mead

Ancestry of “métʰu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “métʰu”

  • methyl
  • methane
  • methanol
  • methylation
  • methionine
  • methylene
  • dimethyl
  • methyltransferase
  • dichloromethane
  • demethylation
  • hypermethylation
  • methylmercury
  • hypomethylation
  • trimethyl
  • methanogenesis
  • hydroxymethyl
  • polymethylmethacrylate
  • methylmalonic
  • selenomethionine
  • methylamine
  • dimethylsiloxane
  • tetramethyl
  • methanolic
  • nitromethane
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