Where does “halofuran” come from?

halofuran (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.

halofuran (English): Any halogen derivative of a furan

Definitions

  1. Any halogen derivative of a furan

Ancestry of “halofuran”, step by step

halofuran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English furan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuranAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
2EnglishfurfuralA heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...
3English-álOf 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
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, 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 English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل