Where does “alkylsilane” come from?

alkylsilane (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.

alkylsilane (English): Any aliphatic organosilane

Definitions

  1. Any aliphatic organosilane

Ancestry of “alkylsilane”, step by step

alkylsilane 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 silane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilaneAny of a group of silicon hydrides that are...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل