Where does “antimonial” come from?

antimonial (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.

antimonial (English): Of or pertaining to antimony; Any drug or medical...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to antimony; Any drug or medical...

Ancestry of “antimonial”, step by step

antimonial 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 antimony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantimonyA chemical element with an atomic number of 51:...
2Medieval Latinantimoniumantimony
3Arabicإِثْمِد
4Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ
5Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic all