Where does “benzaldehyde” come from?
benzaldehyde (English) comes from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
benzaldehyde (English): A chemical compound consisting of a benzene ring...
Definitions
- A chemical compound consisting of a benzene ring...
Ancestry of “benzaldehyde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 2 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “benzaldehyde”