Where does “carbinolic” come from?

carbinolic (English) comes from English carbinol — The compound methanol; Any substituted methanol.

carbinolic (English): Relating to a carbinol

Definitions

  1. Relating to a carbinol

Ancestry of “carbinolic”, step by step

carbinolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carbinol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbinolThe compound methanol; Any substituted methanol

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from English carbinol