Etymology of the English word allethrin
the English word
allethrinderived from the English word
allylusing the Latin suffix
-ylderived from the Latin word
allium (garlic; garlic, garlic plant)
derived from the English word
pyrethrinderived from the English word
pyrethrumderived from the Latin word
pyrethrum (Spanish camomile)
derived from the Greek word
purethronderived from the Greek word
pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*paəwr₀using the English suffix
-inusing the English suffix
-inDate
The earliest known usage of allethrin in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
