Where does “oxaldehyde” come from?
oxaldehyde (English) comes from English oxalic, from French oxalique, from Translingual Oxalis, from Latin oxălis, from Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς, from Ancient Greek ὄξος, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
oxaldehyde (English): glyoxal
Definitions
- glyoxal
Ancestry of “oxaldehyde”, step by step
oxaldehyde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxalic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxalic | Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its... |
| 2 | French | oxalique | oxalic |
| 3 | Translingual | Oxalis | the sorrel plant |
| 4 | Latin | oxălis | A kind of sorrel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀξαλίς | sour wine; garden sorrel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄξος | poor wine; vinegar made therefrom; sour fellow,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀξύς | sharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English aldehyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 2 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |