éthanol

Forms

éthanol m (uncountable)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from French éthane + -ol, from éthane and the chemical suffix -ol used for alcohols.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Earliest recorded meaning

It is first recorded in 1910 in the French translation of V. von Richter's Traité de chimie organique, as a name for ethyl alcohol or spirit of wine.^[2] The GLLF dates it to Larousse in 1933.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It is the systematic chemical name of ethyl alcohol.^[2][4] It also appears as the last element of chemical compounds.^[2] More recently it has been used especially of ethyl alcohol made from plants and used as a fuel.^[4][6]

Timeline

• 1910 – First recorded in a translation of Richter's treatise.^[2][3]
• 1933 – Larousse records it.^[5]

Meanings

Noun

1. (chemistry) ethanol, ethyl alcohol.^[4][2][1]
2. Ethyl alcohol of plant origin, from wheat or beet, used as a biofuel.^[4][6]

Related words

• éthane
• éthylique
• alcool
• méthanol
• biocarburant

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
3. ^ a b Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
4. ^ a b c d e Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
5. ^ a b c Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
6. ^ a b c Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert