Etymology

benzonaphthol

B3E1N1Z10O1N1A1P3H4T1H4O1L1

Today it means: A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate. Full definition →

English naphthol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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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. Englishbenzo-
  19. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  20. Old Persian*naftah
  21. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  22. Latinnaphtha
  23. Englishnaphtha
  24. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  25. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  26. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  27. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  28. Medieval Latinalcoho
  29. Middle Englishalcofol
  30. Englishalcohol
  31. Englishnaphthol
  32. English todaybenzonaphthol

From benzo- + naphthol.

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