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Where does “alphanumerical” come from?

alphanumerical (English) comes from English numerical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

alphanumerical (English): Consisting of only letters and numbers;...

Definitions

  1. Consisting of only letters and numbers;...

Ancestry of “alphanumerical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnumericalof or pertaining to numbers; The same in number;...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “alphanumerical”

  • alphanumerically
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