Etymograph

English

meth

Clipping of methamphetamine.

Another origin of meth

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedicus
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*meðɨgreconstructed
  3. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500meðyc
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentmeddyg‘medicinal’
  5. Welshc. 1500–presentmeddyglyn‘metheglin, mead’
  6. Englishtodaymeth

Today it means

noun Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “meth”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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