Where does “消毒用アルコール” come from?
消毒用アルコール (Japanese) comes from Japanese アルコール, from Dutch alcohol, from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
消毒用アルコール (Japanese): rubbing alcohol
Definitions
- rubbing alcohol
Ancestry of “消毒用アルコール”, step by step
消毒用アルコール traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アルコール
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アルコール | an alcohol; alcohol |
| 2 | Dutch | alcohol | alcohol class of compounds |
| 3 | Spanish | alcohol | alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite |
| 4 | Old Spanish | alcofol | — |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |