Where does “haloalkoxy” come from?

haloalkoxy (English) comes from English alkoxy, from English alk-, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

haloalkoxy (English): Any halogenated alkoxy group

Definitions

  1. Any halogenated alkoxy group

Ancestry of “haloalkoxy”, step by step

haloalkoxy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alkoxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishalkoxyany univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O, where R...
2Englishalk-Used to form classification names for classes of...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل
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