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Where does “hexafluoroisopropanol” come from?

hexafluoroisopropanol (English) comes from English isopropanol, from Portuguese iso-, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.

hexafluoroisopropanol (English): A fluorinated alcohol used as a solvent in...

Definitions

  1. A fluorinated alcohol used as a solvent in...

Ancestry of “hexafluoroisopropanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisopropanolThe aliphatic alcohol "2-propanol"; isopropyl...
2Portugueseiso-—
3Ancient Greekἴσοςequal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...
4Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
5Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
6GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
9Old High Germandahs—
10Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
11Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
12Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
14Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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