Where does “distally” come from?
Distally comes from English distal, from English distant, from Latin distāre meaning "to stand apart," from Latin stāre meaning "to stand," from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."
distally (English): Towards a distal part
Definitions
- Towards a distal part
Ancestry of “distally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distal | Remote from the point of attachment or origin;... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of 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 |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |