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Where does “coccygeal” come from?

coccygeal (English) comes from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

coccygeal (English): Relating to the coccyx

Definitions

  1. Relating to the coccyx

Ancestry of “coccygeal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coccygeal”

  • sacrococcygeal
  • pubococcygeal
  • anococcygeal
  • intercoccygeal
  • rectococcygeal
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