Where does “catechol” come from?
Catechol is a compound derived from English catechu, which comes from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Arabic كحل denoting a fine powder used as eye cosmetic.
catechol (English): The biologically important diphenol...
Definitions
- The biologically important diphenol...
Ancestry of “catechol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |