Where does “cloramfenicol” come from?
cloramfenicol (Romanian) comes from English chloramphenicol, from English glycol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
cloramfenicol (Romanian): chloramphenicol
Definitions
- chloramphenicol
Ancestry of “cloramfenicol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chloramphenicol | A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived... |
| 2 | English | glycol | Any aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |