Where does “Alkylbromid” come from?

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

Alkylbromid (German): alkyl bromide

Definitions

  1. alkyl bromide

Ancestry of “Alkylbromid”, step by step

Alkylbromid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alkyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkylalkyl
2GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via German bromid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbromidbromide
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل