Where does “formaldehyde” come from?
formaldehyde (English) comes from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
formaldehyde (English): The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas...
Definitions
- The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas...
Ancestry of “formaldehyde”, step by step
formaldehyde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aldehyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | kohl, antimony paste |