Where does “Oktanol” come from?

Oktanol (German) comes from German -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “Oktanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-álpertaining to, using; adjectival suffix appended to nouns
2Latin-ālis
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from German -ál
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