Where does “chloroxylenol” come from?

chloroxylenol (English) comes from English chloro, from English genic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine — in.

chloroxylenol (English): A compound with the chemical formula CHClO,...

Definitions

  1. A compound with the chemical formula CHClO,...

Ancestry of “chloroxylenol”, step by step

chloroxylenol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chloro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchloro
2Englishgenicof, relating to, produced by, or being a gene
3English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
4EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
5Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
6Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
7Spanishimagenimage
8Italianimmagineimage; imago
9Latinimāginem
10Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
11Latinīn-un-, non-, not
12Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
13Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
14Proto-Italicenin
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English xylenol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxylenolAn arene compound with two methyl groups and a...
2EnglishphenolA caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound,...
3Frenchphènebenzene
4Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
5English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en