Etymology

resorcin

R1E1S1O1R1C3I1N1

Today it means: Synonym of resorcinol. Full definition →

English orcin ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  2. Latinrēsīna
  3. Old Frenchrésine
  4. Middle Englishresyn
  5. Englishresin
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Italic*ausis
  9. Latinauris
  10. Latinauricula
  11. Latinōricula
  12. Italianoricello
  13. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  14. Old Catalanorxella
  15. Old Frenchorchel
  16. Frenchorseille
  17. Dutchorseille
  18. New Latinorcina
  19. Frenchorcine
  20. Englishorcin
  21. English todayresorcin

Blend of resin + orcin, so called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.