Etymology

isoquinolinol

I1S1O1Q10U1I1N1O1L1I1N1O1L1

Today it means: A phenol derived from isoquinoline 1-isoquinolinol Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishquinine
  4. Englishquinoline
  5. Englishisoquinoline
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. English todayisoquinolinol

From isoquinoline + -ol.

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