Where does “alk-” come from?

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

alk- (German): alk

Definitions

  1. alk

Ancestry of “alk-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alk-”

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