Where does “triglyme” come from?

triglyme (English) comes from English glyme, from English glycol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

triglyme (English): The dimethyl ether of triethylene glycol

Definitions

  1. The dimethyl ether of triethylene glycol

Ancestry of “triglyme”, step by step

triglyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glyme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglymedimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol
2EnglishglycolAny aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,...
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل