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Where does “disavowal” come from?

disavowal (English) comes from English disavow, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

disavowal (English): A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or...

Definitions

  1. A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or...

Ancestry of “disavowal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisavowTo strongly and solemnly refuse to own or...
2English-ál—
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
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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