Etymology

furfurylthiol

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Today it means: A mercaptan derivative of furan that is mainly responsible for the aroma of roasted coffee Full definition →

English thiol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Latinfurfur
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Latinalcohol
  7. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  16. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  17. GermanAldehyd
  18. Englishaldehydeclip.
  19. Englishfurfural
  20. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishfurfuryl
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  25. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  26. Englishthio-
  27. Medieval Latinalcoho
  28. Middle Englishalcofol
  29. Englishalcohol
  30. Englishthiol
  31. English todayfurfurylthiol

From furfuryl + thiol.

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