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Where does “naphthalenic” come from?

naphthalenic (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.

naphthalenic (English): Relating to, or derived from, naphthalene

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or derived from, naphthalene

Ancestry of “naphthalenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaphthaleneA white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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