English

geoethane

From geo- + ethane.

A compound of geo- + ethane

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’

German Ethy

English ethyl

Today it means

noun ethane produced by degassing from geological deposits

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geoethane