Where does “tetraalkylammonium” come from?
tetraalkylammonium (English) comes from English alkyl, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
tetraalkylammonium (English): Any alkyl quaternary ammonium ion
Definitions
- Any alkyl quaternary ammonium ion
Ancestry of “tetraalkylammonium”, step by step
tetraalkylammonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alkyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alkyl | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the... |
| 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 |