Etymology

hexylresorcinol

H4E1X8Y4L1R1E1S1O1R1C3I1N1O1L1

Today it means: A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties. Full definition →

English resorcinol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Englishhexane
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishhexyl
  12. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  13. Latinrēsīna
  14. Old Frenchrésine
  15. Middle Englishresyn
  16. Englishresin
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  19. Proto-Italic*ausis
  20. Latinauris
  21. Latinauricula
  22. Latinōricula
  23. Italianoricello
  24. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  25. Old Catalanorxella
  26. Old Frenchorchel
  27. Frenchorseille
  28. Dutchorseille
  29. New Latinorcina
  30. Frenchorcine
  31. Englishorcin
  32. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  33. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  34. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  35. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  36. Medieval Latinalcoho
  37. Middle Englishalcofol
  38. Englishalcohol
  39. Englishorcinol
  40. Englishresorcinol
  41. English todayhexylresorcinol

From hexyl + resorcinol.

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