Etymology

glycolic

G2L1Y4C3O1L1I1C3

Today it means: Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives Full definition →

English glycol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  4. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  5. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  6. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  7. Medieval Latinalcoho
  8. Middle Englishalcofol
  9. Englishalcohol
  10. Englishglycol
  11. English todayglycolic

From glycol + -ic.

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