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Where does “-ol” come from?

-ol (English) comes from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

-ol (English): An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...

Definitions

  1. An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...

Ancestry of “-ol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
2FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “-ol”

  • methanol
  • cortisol
  • glycerol
  • glycol
  • estradiol
  • carbolic
  • thiol
  • catecholamine
  • propranolol
  • inositol
  • prednisolone
  • bronchiolitis
  • retinol
  • butanol
  • methylprednisolone
  • phosphatidylinositol
  • catechol
  • itraconazole
  • sulfamethoxazole
  • diol
  • benzol
  • glycolic
  • calcitriol
  • phosphoinositide
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