Where does “alkalosis” come from?

Alkalosis comes from English alkali plus the Ancient Greek suffix -ωσις, ultimately from Arabic قلي meaning the calcining of potash.

alkalosis (English): An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood

Definitions

  1. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood

Ancestry of “alkalosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
2Frenchalcalialkali
3Medieval Latinalcali—
4Arabicاَلْقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →Every word from French alcali →