Where does “alkaligenous” come from?

alkaligenous (English) comes from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

alkaligenous (English): Producing or generating alkali

Definitions

  1. Producing or generating alkali

Ancestry of “alkaligenous”, step by step

alkaligenous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alkali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
2Frenchalcalialkali
3Medieval Latinalcali—
4Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

via English genous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgenous—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →Every word from French alcali →