methal

The story

1. Ancient Greekμύρον (múron)
2. Ancient Greekμυρίζω (murízō)
3. Medieval Greekμυριστικός (muristikós)
4. Late Latinmyristicus
5. Italianmiristico
6. Englishmyristic
7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
8. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
9. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
10. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
11. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
12. Latinaethēr
13. Englishether
14. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
15. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
16. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
17. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
18. Medieval Latinalcoho
19. Middle Englishalcofol
20. Englishalcohol
21. English todaymethal

Blend of myristic + ether + alcohol.