Where does “cryptofaunal” come from?

cryptofaunal (English) comes from English faunal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

cryptofaunal (English): Relating to cryptofauna

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  1. Relating to cryptofauna

Ancestry of “cryptofaunal”, step by step

cryptofaunal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English faunal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaunalPertaining to animals; Pertaining to a specific...
2English-álOf 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
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English crypto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcryptoA secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum
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