myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of napalm

Etymology of the Portuguese word napalm

the Portuguese word napalm

derived from 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