Etymology of the English word silane
the English word
silanederived from the English word
methanederived 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
methyleusing the English suffix
-aneusing the English prefix
meth-derived from the English word
siliconderived from the English word
silicaderived from the New Latin word
silicaderived from the Classical Latin word
silex (pebble, stone, flint)
Derivations in other languages
Portuguese
silanoUsage
Word found in Modern English
