Where does “octanol” come from?

octanol (English) comes from German Octan, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

octanol (English): Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic...

Ancestry of “octanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOctanoctane
2EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
3Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
4Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “octanol”

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