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Where does “discal” come from?

discal (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.

discal (English): Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; Relating to...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; Relating to...

Ancestry of “discal”, 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 “discal”

  • intradiscal
  • postdiscal
  • intradiscally
  • interdiscal
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