Etymology

enolate

E1N1O1L1A1T1E1

Today it means: any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone Full definition →

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

  1. Englishalkene
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. Englishalkenolclip.
  10. Englishenol
  11. English todayenolate

From enol + -ate.

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