Where does “bisphénol A” come from?
bisphénol A (French) comes from French A, from Middle French a, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔, from Phoenician 𐤀, from Egyptian 𓃾.
bisphénol A (French): bisphenol A
Definitions
- bisphenol A
Ancestry of “bisphénol A”, step by step
bisphénol A traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | A | — |
| 2 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | A | — |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via French phénol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phénol | phenol |
| 2 | French | -ol | ol |
| 3 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 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 |