myEtymology.com: English etymology of methicillin

Etymology of the English word methicillin

the English word methicillin

derived from the English word methyl

derived from the French word méthyle

derived from the French word méthylène

derived 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 methyle

using the English prefix meth-

derived from the English word penicillin

using the English suffix -in

derived from the English word penicillium

derived from the New Latin word Penicillium

derived from the Classical Latin word penicillus (painter's brush or pencil; style)

derived from the Latin word penis (tail; male sexual organ, penis)

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

derived from the English word Penicillium

Word found in Modern English