Etymology of the English word naphthalene
the English word
naphthalenederived from the English word
alcoholderived from the Latin word
alcohol (alcohol)
derived from the Arabic word
al-kuhlderived from the Arabic word
al-kuḥlusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Classical Arabic word
kuḥlderived from the English word
naphthaderived from the Late Latin word
naphtha (naphtha; flammable, volitile petro-liquid)
derived from the Greek word
naphtha, νάφθα
using the English suffix
-eneusing the English suffix
-alusing the English suffix
-alDate
The earliest known usage of naphthalene in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
chloronaphthalene,
hydroxynaphthalene,
methylnaphthalene,
naphthalize,
phthalic,
phthalin,
decahydronaphthalene,
naphthol,
menadioneUsage
Word found in Modern English
