Etymology

bombykol

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Today it means: A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates. Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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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. Englishalcohol
  8. English todaybombykol

From Translingual Bombyx + English -ol.

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