English
dimethyl
Dimethyl comes from German Methyl, and goes back to Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMethyl
- English1500–presentmethyl
- Englishearliest quotation 2025dimethyl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ληhū́lē‘wood’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMethyl
- English1500–presentmethyl
- Englishearliest quotation 2025dimethyl
Earliest quotation: 2025, Scientists detect strong evidence of life on an alien planet: “By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swel-
swell, swollen, swole, swill, 34 more
through Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’
Today it means
noun Two methyl groups in a molecule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη / dimethyl