Etymology of the English word siloxane
the English word
siloxanederived 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)
derived from the English word
oxygenDate
The earliest known usage of siloxane in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
organosiloxaneUsage
Word found in Modern English
