Etymology

arylbenzofuran

A1R1Y4L1B3E1N1Z10O1F4U1R1A1N1

Today it means: Any aryl derivative of a benzofuran Full definition →

English benzofuran ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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  1. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  2. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  3. Late Latinarōmaticus
  4. Old Frencharomatique
  5. Englisharomatic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englisharyl
  9. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  13. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  14. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  15. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  16. Old Javanesejawa
  17. Old JavaneseJawi
  18. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  19. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  20. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  21. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  22. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  23. Catalanbenjuí
  24. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  25. Englishbenzoin
  26. Englishbenzo-
  27. Latinfurfur
  28. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  29. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  30. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  31. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  32. Latinalcohol
  33. Proto-Indo-European*de
  34. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  35. Proto-Italic*dē
  36. Latindē
  37. Latinde-
  38. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  40. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  41. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  42. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  43. GermanAldehyd
  44. Englishaldehydeclip.
  45. Englishfurfural
  46. Englishfuran
  47. Englishbenzofuran
  48. English todayarylbenzofuran

From aryl + benzofuran.

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