Etymology

chlorobenzaldehyde

Today it means: Any derivative of benzaldehyde in which one or more hydrogen atoms in the ring have been replaced by chlorine Full definition →

English benzaldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Englishbenz-
  25. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  26. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  27. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  28. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  29. Latinalcohol
  30. Proto-Indo-European*de
  31. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  32. Proto-Italic*dē
  33. Latindē
  34. Latinde-
  35. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  36. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  37. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  38. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  39. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  40. GermanAldehyd
  41. Englishaldehyde
  42. Englishbenzaldehyde
  43. English todaychlorobenzaldehyde

From chloro- + benzaldehyde.

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