Where does “nitroglycol” come from?
nitroglycol (English) comes from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nitroglycol (English): The nitrate of ethylene glycol (ethylene glycol dinitrate) that is an explosive similar in properties to nitroglycerine
Definitions
- The nitrate of ethylene glycol (ethylene glycol dinitrate) that is an explosive similar in properties to nitroglycerine
Ancestry of “nitroglycol”, step by step
nitroglycol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 2 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 3 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 4 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 5 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 6 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English glycol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glycol | Any aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,... |
| 2 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 3 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 4 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |