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Where does “halometano” come from?

halometano (Spanish) comes from Spanish metano, from Spanish metilo, from French méthyle, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

halometano (Spanish): halomethane

Definitions

  1. halomethane

Ancestry of “halometano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmetanomethane
2Spanishmetilomethyl
3Frenchméthylemethyl; first-person singular present indicative...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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