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.
methanol (Dutch): methanol
Ancestry of “methanol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -ol | -ol |
| 2 | Dutch | alcohol | alcohol |
| 3 | Spanish | alcohol | alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite |
| 4 | Old Spanish | alcofol | — |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |