Etymology

naphtho-

Today it means: Formally describing any compound in which a naphthalene molecule has been fused to another ring molecule. Full definition →

English naphtha ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)
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  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphtha
  6. English todaynaphtho-

From naphth(a) + -o-.

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