Where does “alkylmercurial” come from?
alkylmercurial (English) comes from English alkylmercury, from English alkyl, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
alkylmercurial (English): Of or pertaining to an alkylmercury compound
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to an alkylmercury compound
Ancestry of “alkylmercurial”, step by step
alkylmercurial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alkylmercury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alkylmercury | Describing any alkyl organomercury compound |
| 2 | English | alkyl | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the... |
| 3 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 4 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English Mercurial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mercurial | Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua) |
| 2 | Middle English | mercurial | A plant belonging to the genus "Chenopodium"; a... |
| 3 | Latin | Mercurialis | pertaining to the Roman god Mercury |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |