Where does “alphanumerically” come from?
alphanumerically (English) comes from English alphanumerical, from English numerical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
alphanumerically (English): In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using...
Definitions
- In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using...
Ancestry of “alphanumerically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alphanumerical | Consisting of only letters and numbers;... |
| 2 | English | numerical | of or pertaining to numbers; The same in number;... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |