Where does “trichloroacetaldehyde” come from?
trichloroacetaldehyde (English) comes from English acetaldehyde, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
trichloroacetaldehyde (English): chloral
Definitions
- chloral
Ancestry of “trichloroacetaldehyde”, step by step
trichloroacetaldehyde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acetaldehyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acetaldehyde | A colourless organic compound, CH3CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |