Where does “menthol” come from?
Menthol comes from Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη, a plant used medicinally and culinarily since antiquity.
menthol (English): a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component...
Definitions
- a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component...
Ancestry of “menthol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |