English Explanatory Dictionary

metho-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Methyl.

Pronunciation

/mɛθ.ə(ʊ)/ /mɛθ.oʊ/ /mɛθ.ə/

Word forms

metho- meth-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English metho- From methyl + -o-. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).

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