Where does “oxoaldehyde” come from?
oxoaldehyde (English) comes from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
oxoaldehyde (English): Any aldehyde that also has an oxo/ketone group
Definitions
- Any aldehyde that also has an oxo/ketone group
Ancestry of “oxoaldehyde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |