Where does “urushiol” come from?

urushiol (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.

urushiol (Dutch): urushiol

Definitions

  1. urushiol

Ancestry of “urushiol”, 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 →
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