Where does “Ethylalkohol” come from?

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

Ethylalkohol (German): ethyl alcohol

Definitions

  1. ethyl alcohol

Ancestry of “Ethylalkohol”, step by step

Ethylalkohol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alkohol

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

via German Ethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEthylAlternative form of Äthyl
2German-ylyl
3Ancient Greekῡ̔́ληforest; matter; wood; matter
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →