Where does “phenoxyethanol” come from?
phenoxyethanol (English) comes from English ethanol, from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
phenoxyethanol (English): An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in...
Definitions
- An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in...
Ancestry of “phenoxyethanol”, step by step
phenoxyethanol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethanol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethanol | A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from... |
| 2 | English | ethane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal... |
| 3 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 4 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English phenoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenoxy | The univalent radical CHO- derived from phenol by... |