Etymology

geraniol

G2E1R1A1N1I1O1L1

Today it means: A monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential oils of rose, palmarosa and citronella Full definition →

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

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

From geranium + -ol.

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