Where does “eucaliptol” come from?

eucaliptol (Romanian) comes from English eucalyptol, from French -ol, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

eucaliptol (Romanian): eucalyptol

Definitions

  1. eucalyptol

Ancestry of “eucaliptol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheucalyptolA polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from...
2French-olol
3Frenchalcoolalcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
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 guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل