Etymology of the English word carbinol
the English word
carbinolderived from the English word
carbonderived from the French word
carbonederived from the Latin word
carbo (charcoal; glowing coal; pencil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the English word
methanederived from the English word
methylderived from the French word
méthylederived from the French word
méthylènederived from the Greek word
hule, ὕλη (a forest; fuel)
derived from the Greek word
methu, μέϑυ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhu-derived from the French word
methyleusing the English suffix
-aneusing the English prefix
meth-using the English suffix
-olusing the English suffix
-ineDerivations in English
phenylcarbinol,
acetylmethylcarbinol,
dimethylcarbinolUsage
Word found in Modern English
