Where does “alkylmercury” come from?

alkylmercury (English) comes 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.

alkylmercury (English): Describing any alkyl organomercury compound

Definitions

  1. Describing any alkyl organomercury compound

Ancestry of “alkylmercury”, step by step

alkylmercury traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alkyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkylAny of a series of univalent radicals of the...
2EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
3FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
4Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English Mercury

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMercuryA carrier of tidings; a newsboy, a messenger;...
2Middle EnglishMercurieMercury Roman god
3LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks

Words derived from “alkylmercury

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل