Etymology

germanomethane

G2E1R1M3A1N1O1M3E1T1H4A1N1E1

Today it means: germanium tetrahydride Full definition →

English methane ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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The story

  1. Englishgermano-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  4. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. GermanMethy
  8. Englishmethyl
  9. Englishmethane
  10. English todaygermanomethane

From germano- + methane.

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