Etymology

mercaptobenzaldehyde

Today it means: Any mercapto derivative of benzaldehyde, especially 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde Full definition →

English benzaldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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  1. GermanMercaptan
  2. Englishmercaptan
  3. Englishmercapto
  4. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  8. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  9. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  10. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  11. Old Javanesejawa
  12. Old JavaneseJawi
  13. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  14. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  15. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  16. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  17. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  18. Catalanbenjuí
  19. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  20. Englishbenzoin
  21. Englishbenzo-
  22. Englishbenz-
  23. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  24. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  25. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  26. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  27. Latinalcohol
  28. Proto-Indo-European*de
  29. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  30. Proto-Italic*dē
  31. Latindē
  32. Latinde-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  35. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  36. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  37. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  38. GermanAldehyd
  39. Englishaldehyde
  40. Englishbenzaldehyde
  41. English todaymercaptobenzaldehyde

From mercapto + benzaldehyde.

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