The story
- Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
- Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
- Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
- Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
- Latinhexa-
- Englishhexa-
- Englishhex-
- Englishhexane
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhexyl
- Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
- Latinrēsīna
- Old Frenchrésine
- Middle Englishresyn
- Englishresin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Italic*ausis
- Latinauris
- Latinauricula
- Latinōricula
- Italianoricello
- Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
- Old Catalanorxella
- Old Frenchorchel
- Frenchorseille
- Dutchorseille
- New Latinorcina
- Frenchorcine
- Englishorcin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishorcinol
- Englishresorcinol
- English todayhexylresorcinol
From hexyl + resorcinol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.