Where does “Pentylalkohol” come from?

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

Pentylalkohol (German): 1-Pentanol

Definitions

  1. 1-Pentanol

Ancestry of “Pentylalkohol”, step by step

Pentylalkohol 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 Pentyl

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