Where does “behaviorally” come from?
Behaviorally derives from English behavior, which comes from English aldehyde via German Aldehyd, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
behaviorally (English): With respect to behavior
Ancestry of “behaviorally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | behavioral | Of or relating to behavior |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |