Where does “semialdehyde” come from?
semialdehyde (English) comes from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
semialdehyde (English): The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of...
Definitions
- The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of...
Ancestry of “semialdehyde”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “semialdehyde”