Where does “シクロアルカン” come from?
シクロアルカン (Japanese) comes from English cycloalkane, from English alkane, from German Alkan, from German alk-, from German Alkyl, from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
シクロアルカン (Japanese): cycloalkane
Definitions
- cycloalkane
Ancestry of “シクロアルカン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cycloalkane | Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon |
| 2 | English | alkane | Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon |
| 3 | German | Alkan | alkane |
| 4 | German | alk- | alk |
| 5 | German | Alkyl | alkyl |
| 6 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |