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Where does “brachybasidiole” come from?

brachybasidiole (English) comes from English basidiole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

brachybasidiole (English): A cell that resembles a basidiole but is larger...

Definitions

  1. A cell that resembles a basidiole but is larger...

Ancestry of “brachybasidiole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasidioleAn immature or aborted basidium; similar in shape...
2English-oleA diminutive suffix referring to small parts of...
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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