Where does “furile” come from?

furile (English) comes from English benzile, from English benzoin, from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

furile (English): A yellow crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin

Definitions

  1. A yellow crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin

Ancestry of “furile”, step by step

furile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English benzile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzileA yellowish crystalline substance, CH.CO.CO.CH,...
2EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
3Middle Frenchbenjoin
4Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
5Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]

via English furfurol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurfurolErroneous form of furfural. See furfurol

Words derived from “furile

Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]Every word from Spanish benjuíEvery word from Middle French benjoin
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