Etymology

nonanal

N1O1N1A1N1A1L1

Today it means: An alkyl aldehyde with a strong fruity or floral odour, used in flavouring and perfumery. Full definition →

English aldehydeclip. ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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nonanal · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁newn̥(n)ós
  3. Proto-Italic*nowenos
  4. Latinnōnus
  5. Englishnon-
  6. Englishnonane
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Latinalcohol
  12. Proto-Indo-European*de
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  14. Proto-Italic*dē
  15. Latindē
  16. Latinde-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  19. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  20. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  21. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  22. GermanAldehyd
  23. Englishaldehydeclip.
  24. English todaynonanal

From nonane + -al (“aldehyde”).

nonanal · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  15. Proto-Italic*ānos
  16. Latinānus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Latinānālis
  20. Englishanal
  21. English todaynonanal

From non- + anal.

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