Etymology of the English word creosol
the English word
creosolderived from the English word
creosotederived from the German word
Kreosotederived from the Greek word
kreas, κρέας (flesh; (butcher's) meat)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kreuə-derived from the Greek word
soter, σωτήρ (a deliverer; God or Christ)
using the English suffix
-olusing the English suffix
-olDate
The earliest known usage of creosol in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
nitromersol,
cresolUsage
Word found in Modern English
