Where does “polytetrahydrofuran” come from?
polytetrahydrofuran (English) comes from English tetrahydrofuran, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول — kohl, antimony paste.
polytetrahydrofuran (English): A polymer derived from the ring-opening of...
Definitions
- A polymer derived from the ring-opening of...
Ancestry of “polytetrahydrofuran”, step by step
polytetrahydrofuran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tetrahydrofuran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetrahydrofuran | A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring... |
| 2 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 4 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 5 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 6 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 7 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 8 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |