Where does “dimethylfuran” come from?
dimethylfuran (English) comes from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
dimethylfuran (English): Any of four isomers of the heterocyclic compound...
Definitions
- Any of four isomers of the heterocyclic compound...
Ancestry of “dimethylfuran”, step by step
dimethylfuran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 2 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English dimethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimethyl | Two methyl groups in a molecule |
| 2 | English | di- | API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |