Etymology

alkylborane

A1L1K5Y4L1B3O1R1A1N1E1

Today it means: Any aliphatic organoborane. Full definition →

English borane ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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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. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Middle Persian*bōrag
  12. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  13. Medieval Latinborax
  14. Anglo-Normanboreis
  15. Middle Englishboras
  16. Englishborax
  17. Englishboro-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  19. Latincarbōnem
  20. Frenchcarbone
  21. Englishcarbonbf.
  22. Englishbor(on)
  23. Englishborane
  24. English todayalkylborane

From alkyl + borane.

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