Etymology of the English word tetramethyllead
the English word
tetramethylleadusing the English prefix
tetra-derived from the Greek prefix
tetra-, τετρα-
derived 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
methylederived from the English word
leadUsage
Word found in Modern English
