Etymology

thiol

T1H4I1O1L1

Today it means: A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical. Full definition →

English alcohol ← 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. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. English todaythiol

From thio- + -ol.

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