Etymology of the English word dimethyl
the English word
dimethylderived 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
methylederived from the English word
di-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
Derivations in English
dimethylhydrazine,
dimethylketone,
dimethylnitrosamine,
dimethyltryptamine,
daminozide,
dimethoate,
menazon,
dimenhydrinateUsage
Word found in Modern English
