Where does “alkaloidal” come from?

alkaloidal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alkaloidal (English): Of or pertaining to alkaloids

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to alkaloids

Ancestry of “alkaloidal”, step by step

alkaloidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English alkaloid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaloidAny of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur...
2EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

Words derived from “alkaloidal”

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