Etymology

irisresorcinol

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Today it means: A particular resorcinolic lipid. Full definition →

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

  1. Latiniris
  2. Englishiris
  3. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  4. Latinrēsīna
  5. Old Frenchrésine
  6. Middle Englishresyn
  7. Englishresin
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  10. Proto-Italic*ausis
  11. Latinauris
  12. Latinauricula
  13. Latinōricula
  14. Italianoricello
  15. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  16. Old Catalanorxella
  17. Old Frenchorchel
  18. Frenchorseille
  19. Dutchorseille
  20. New Latinorcina
  21. Frenchorcine
  22. Englishorcin
  23. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  24. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  25. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  26. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  27. Medieval Latinalcoho
  28. Middle Englishalcofol
  29. Englishalcohol
  30. Englishorcinol
  31. Englishresorcinol
  32. English todayirisresorcinol

From iris + resorcinol.

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