Etymology of the English word hexamethylene
the English word
hexamethyleneusing the English prefix
hexa-derived from the Greek prefix
hexa-, ἑξα-
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
derived from the English word
methylenederived 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
methylenederived from the Greek word
methu, μέϑυ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhu-Usage
Word found in Modern English
