Etymology

ethanolic

E1T1H4A1N1O1L1I1C3

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, containing, producing or using ethanol. Full definition →

English ethanol ← German Ethy
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The story

  1. GermanEthy
  2. Englishethyl
  3. Englishalcohol
  4. Englishethyl
  5. Englisheth-
  6. Englishethane
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishethanol
  9. English todayethanolic

From ethanol + -ic.

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