Etymology

alkanofer

A1L1K5A1N1O1F4E1R1

Today it means: A subsurface reservoir of liquid hydrocarbons Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós ← English alkane ← German Alkan
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. GermanAlk(ohol)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. GermanAlkyl
  10. Germanalk-
  11. GermanAlkan
  12. Englishalkane
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰorós
  15. English todayalkanofer

From alkane + -o- (linking vowel) + -fer.

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