Where does “Alkyl” come from?

Alkyl (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

Alkyl (German): alkyl

Definitions

  1. alkyl

Ancestry of “Alkyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “Alkyl”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →