Etymology

trinitroresorcinol

Today it means: styphnic acid Full definition →

English resorcinol ← 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. Englishnitro
  7. Englishtrinitro
  8. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  9. Latinrēsīna
  10. Old Frenchrésine
  11. Middle Englishresyn
  12. Englishresin
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  15. Proto-Italic*ausis
  16. Latinauris
  17. Latinauricula
  18. Latinōricula
  19. Italianoricello
  20. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  21. Old Catalanorxella
  22. Old Frenchorchel
  23. Frenchorseille
  24. Dutchorseille
  25. New Latinorcina
  26. Frenchorcine
  27. Englishorcin
  28. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  29. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  30. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  31. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  32. Medieval Latinalcoho
  33. Middle Englishalcofol
  34. Englishalcohol
  35. Englishorcinol
  36. Englishresorcinol
  37. English todaytrinitroresorcinol

From trinitro + resorcinol.

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