Where does “tetrahydrofuran” come from?
tetrahydrofuran (English) comes from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.
tetrahydrofuran (English): A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring...
Definitions
- A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring...
Ancestry of “tetrahydrofuran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 2 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 3 | English | -ál | — |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
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