Where does “methanol” come from?

methanol (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ol, from Dutch alcohol, from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

methanol (Dutch): methanol

Definitions

  1. methanol

Ancestry of “methanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-olol
2Dutchalcoholalcohol class of compounds
3Spanishalcoholalcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
4Old Spanishalcofol—
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →