myEtymology.com: English etymology of chloromethane

Etymology of the English word chloromethane

the English word chloromethane

derived from the English word methane

derived from the English word methyl

derived from the French word méthyle

derived from the French word méthylène

derived 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 methyle

using the English suffix -ane

using the English prefix meth-

derived from the English word chloro-

Word found in Modern English