myEtymology.com: English etymology of methacrylate

Etymology of the English word methacrylate

the English word methacrylate

using the English prefix meth-

derived from the English word acrylic

derived from the English word acrolein

derived from the English word acrid

derived from the Latin word acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

derived from the English word olein

derived from the Latin word oleum (oil)

derived from the Greek word elaion, ἔλαιον, ἐλαιών (an olive-orchard; the Mount of Olives)

derived from the Greek word elaia, ἐλαία (an olive (the tree or the fruit))

derived from the Greek root *elaiwon

derived from the Greek root *elaiwa

using the English suffix -yl

using the English suffix -ic

using the English suffix -ate

Word found in Modern English