Where does “포름알데히드” come from?

포름알데히드 (Korean) comes from English formaldehyde, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

포름알데히드 (Korean): formaldehyde

Definitions

  1. formaldehyde

Ancestry of “포름알데히드”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformaldehydeThe simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas...
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum