myEtymology.com: English etymology of nitromethane

Etymology of the English word nitromethane

the English word nitromethane

using the English prefix nitro-

derived from the Latin word nitrum (name of various alkalis)

derived from the Greek word nitron, νίτρον

derived from the Egyptian word nṯr

derived from the English word methane

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 suffix -ane

using the English prefix meth-