English
fluoroalcohol
Fluoroalcohol comes from Arabic كُحْل ‘antimony’, and goes back to Sumerian na₄.šem-bi-zi-da ‘kohl’.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEna₄.šem-bi-zi-da1transliteratedcuneiform na₄.šem-bi-zi-da, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘kohl’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEguḫlum2transliteratedcuneiform guḫlum, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEכוחלא2kuḥlā‘stibnite, antimony’
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُحْل2kuḥl‘antimony’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600كُحُول2kuḥūl
- Medieval Latinmodernalcohol2
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alcofol2
- English1500–presentalcohol2
- Englishtodayfluoroalcohol2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕
- 2 Wiktionary, English fluoroalcohol
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEna₄.šem-bi-zi-daWiktionary, Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕transliteratedcuneiform na₄.šem-bi-zi-da, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘kohl’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEguḫlumWiktionary, English fluoroalcoholtransliteratedcuneiform guḫlum, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEכוחלאWiktionary, English fluoroalcoholkuḥlā‘stibnite, antimony’
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُحْلWiktionary, English fluoroalcoholkuḥl‘antimony’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600كُحُولWiktionary, English fluoroalcoholkuḥūl
- Medieval LatinmodernalcoholWiktionary, English fluoroalcohol
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alcofolWiktionary, English fluoroalcohol
- English1500–presentalcoholWiktionary, English fluoroalcohol
- EnglishtodayfluoroalcoholWiktionary, English fluoroalcohol
Linked words
through Arabic كُحْل ‘antimony’
through English alcohol
Today it means
noun Any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “fluoroalcohol”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Sumerian na₄.šem-bi-zi-da / fluoroalcohol