Etymology

alcoholysis

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Today it means: Solvolysis using an alcohol. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English alcohol
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  10. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  11. English todayalcoholysis

From alcohol + -lysis.

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