Where does “polyformaldehyde” come from?
polyformaldehyde (English) comes from English formaldehyde, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
polyformaldehyde (English): polyoxymethylene
Definitions
- polyoxymethylene
Ancestry of “polyformaldehyde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formaldehyde | The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas... |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |