myEtymology.com: English etymology of phthalein

Etymology of the English word phthalein

the English word phthalein

using the English suffix -in

derived from the English word phthalic

derived from the English word naphthalene

derived from the English word alcohol

derived from the Latin word alcohol (alcohol)

derived from the Arabic word al-kuhl

derived from the Arabic word al-kuḥl

using the Arabic prefix al-

derived from the Classical Arabic word kuḥl

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 suffix -al

using the English prefix naphth-

using the English suffix -ic

using the English suffix -ein

Word found in Modern English