hexanal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks

Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx)

Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der.

Latin hexa-der.

English hexa-

English hex-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānusder.

English -ane

English hexane

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Latin alcoholder.

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin de-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.

German Aldehydbor.

English aldehydeclip.

English -al

English hexanal

From hexane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Noun

hexanal (countable and uncountable, plural hexanals)

1. (organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal.