Etymograph

English

thiolate

Thiolate comes from English thiol.

  1. English1500–presentthiol
  2. Englishtodaythiolate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentthiol
  2. Englishtodaythiolate

A compound of thiol + -ate ‘derivative’

Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’

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Andalusian Arabic كُحُول

Medieval Latin alcoho

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English thiol

Today it means

noun Any derivative of a thiol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to sulfur RSH => RS⁻M⁺.

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

Etymograph / English thiol / thiolate