Etymology

triglycerol

T1R1I1G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1L1

Today it means: The condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  7. Frenchglycérine
  8. Englishglycerine
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishglycerol
  17. English todaytriglycerol

From tri- + glycerol.

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