Etymology

benzal

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Today it means: A transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds. Full definition →

English aldehydeclip. ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzoic
  19. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  20. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  21. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  22. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  23. Latinalcohol
  24. Proto-Indo-European*de
  25. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  26. Proto-Italic*dē
  27. Latindē
  28. Latinde-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  31. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  32. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  33. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  34. GermanAldehyd
  35. Englishaldehydeclip.
  36. English todaybenzal

From benzoic + -al (“aldehyde”).

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