Etymology

thioglycerol

T1H4I1O1G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1L1

Today it means: 3-mercaptopropane-1,2-diol, a chemical compound used as a matrix in mass spectrometry. Full definition →

English glycerol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  6. Frenchglycérine
  7. Englishglycerine
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishglycerol
  16. English todaythioglycerol

From thio- + glycerol.

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