Where does “álcool metílico” come from?

álcool metílico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese álcool, from Arabic اَلْكُحْل.

Ancestry of “álcool metílico”, step by step

álcool metílico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese álcool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseálcoolalcohol; alcohol; ethanol
2Arabicاَلْكُحْل—

via Portuguese metílico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemetílicomethylic
Every word from Arabic اَلْكُحْل →Every word from Portuguese álcool →