Etymology

alkylphenol

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Today it means: Any of a family of organic compounds obtained by the alkylation of a phenol Full definition →

English phenol ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  14. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  15. Frenchphène
  16. Englishphenol
  17. English todayalkylphenol

From alkyl + phenol.

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