Etymology

naphthol

N1A1P3H4T1H4O1L1

Today it means: Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphtha
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. English todaynaphthol

From naphtha + -ol, after French naphtole.

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