Etymology

nitrobenzaldehyde

Today it means: Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of benzaldehyde Full definition →

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

From nitro + benzaldehyde.

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