Where does “oxycamphor” come from?
oxycamphor (English) comes from English camphor, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 — lime, calcium.
oxycamphor (English): An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating...
Definitions
- An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating...
Ancestry of “oxycamphor”, step by step
oxycamphor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camphor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camphor | A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid... |
| 2 | Middle French | champore | — |
| 3 | Old French | camphore | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | camphora | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμφορά | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كَافُور | — |
| 7 | Malay | kapur | lime |
| 8 | Pahlavi | 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | कर्पूर | camphor |
| 10 | Pali | kappūra | camphor |
| 11 | Old Malay | kapur | — |
| 12 | Proto-Malayic | *kapur | — |
| 13 | Proto-Austronesian | qapuʀ | lime, calcium |
via English Oxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 2 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 3 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |