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Where does “nitrobenzaldehyde” come from?

nitrobenzaldehyde (English) comes from English benzaldehyde, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

nitrobenzaldehyde (English): Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of...

Ancestry of “nitrobenzaldehyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzaldehydeA chemical compound consisting of a benzene ring...
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—
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