Where does “stethal” come from?
stethal (English) comes from English stearic, from French stéarique, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
stethal (English): One of the higher alcohols of the methane series,...
Definitions
- One of the higher alcohols of the methane series,...
Ancestry of “stethal”, step by step
stethal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stearic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stearic | Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc; Of or... |
| 2 | French | stéarique | stearic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ethal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethal | cetyl alcohol |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |