Etymology of the English word menadione
the English word
menadionederived 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
naphthalenederived from the English word
alcoholderived from the Latin word
alcohol (alcohol)
derived from the Arabic word
al-kuhlderived from the Arabic word
al-kuḥlusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Classical Arabic word
kuḥlderived from the English word
naphthaderived from the Late Latin word
naphtha (naphtha; flammable, volitile petro-liquid)
derived from the Greek word
naphtha, νάφθα
using the English suffix
-eneusing the English suffix
-alusing the English suffix
-alusing the English suffix
-onederived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of menadione in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
