Where does “aldehyde” come from?
Aldehyde comes from German Aldehyd, a term coined for the organic compound class derived from the oxidation of alcohols.
aldehyde (English): Any of a large class of reactive organic...
Definitions
- Any of a large class of reactive organic...
Ancestry of “aldehyde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 2 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “aldehyde”