Where does “alkaloyd” come from?

alkaloyd (Tagalog) comes from English alkaloid, from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

alkaloyd (Tagalog): alkaloid

Definitions

  1. alkaloid

Ancestry of “alkaloyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaloidAny of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur...
2EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →Every word from French alcali →