Etymology

resorcinol

R1E1S1O1R1C3I1N1O1L1

Today it means: The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone. Full definition →

English orcinol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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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. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  22. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  23. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  24. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  25. Medieval Latinalcoho
  26. Middle Englishalcofol
  27. Englishalcohol
  28. Englishorcinol
  29. English todayresorcinol

From resin + orcinol.

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