Etymology

butanol

B3U1T1A1N1O1L1

Today it means: butan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH₃(CH₂)₃-OH Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

  1. Englishbutane
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. English todaybutanol

From butane + -ol.

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