Etymology

glycerol

G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1L1

Today it means: 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  2. Frenchglycérine
  3. Englishglycerine
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. English todayglycerol

From glycerine + -ol.

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