Etymology of the English word mestranol
the English word
mestranolderived 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
estraneDate
The earliest known usage of mestranol in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English