Where does “naphthalenesulfonate” come from?
naphthalenesulfonate (English) comes from English naphthalene, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.
naphthalenesulfonate (English): Any of a class of derivatives of sulfonic acid...
Definitions
- Any of a class of derivatives of sulfonic acid...
Ancestry of “naphthalenesulfonate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | naphthalene | A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from... |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |