Where does “metaformaldehyde” come from?
metaformaldehyde (English) comes from English formaldehyde, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
metaformaldehyde (English): 1,3,5-trioxane
Definitions
- 1,3,5-trioxane
Ancestry of “metaformaldehyde”, step by step
metaformaldehyde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formaldehyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formaldehyde | The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas... |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |