myEtymology.com: English etymology of napalm

Etymology of the English word napalm

the English word napalm

derived from the English word naphthene

derived from the English word naphtha

derived from the Late Latin word naphtha (naphtha; flammable, volitile petro-liquid)

derived from the Greek word naphtha, νάφθα

using the English suffix -ene

using the English prefix naphth-

derived from the English word palmitate

The earliest known usage of napalm in English dates from the 20th century.

Portuguese napalm

Word found in Modern English