Etymology of the English word mesitylene
the English word
mesitylenederived from the English word
mesitylderived from the English word
mesitederived from the New Latin word
mesitausing the Greek suffix
-enederived from the Greek word
mesites, μεσίτης (a go-between; (simply) an internunciator, or a reconciler (intercessor))
Date
The earliest known usage of mesitylene in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
