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Where does “aldolic” come from?

aldolic (English) comes from English aldol, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

aldolic (English): Pertaining to, or derived from, an aldol

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, an aldol

Ancestry of “aldolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaldolAny aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in...
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—
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