Etymograph

English

isorcin

Isorcin comes from French orcine ‘orcin’, from orseille ‘orchil’, and ultimately from Old French orchel.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400orchel
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentorseille‘orchil’
  3. Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form
  4. New Latinmodernorcina
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentorcine‘orcin’
  6. English1500–presentorcin
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1879isorcin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400orchel
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentorseille‘orchil’
  3. Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form
  4. New Latinmodernorcina
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentorcine‘orcin’
  6. English1500–presentorcin
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1879isorcin

Earliest quotation: 1879, Henry Watts, Toluenedisulphonic Acid: “Isorcin has great resemblance to orcin, from which, however,…”

A compound of iso- + orcin

Ancient Greek ἴσος ‘equal’

English iso-

Old French orchel

French orseille ‘orchil’

Dutch orseille

New Latin orcina

French orcine

English orcin

Every English word from Old French orchel

Today it means

noun A synthetic metamer of orcin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French orchel / isorcin

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