-ol

Indicating an oily substance

Suffix morpheme

  1. Indicating an oily substance

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).

Derived

benzol eugenol urushiol xylol menthol

Suffix chemistry, natural sciences

  1. An alcohol or phenol.

Origin

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol Shortened from alcohol.

Derived

aldol amidol benzol butanol calciferol carbinol catechol citronellol cortisol creosol cresol diol enol estradiol estriol ethambutol ethanol geraniol glycerol glycol gossypol guaiacol inositol linalool