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Where does “ectocranially” come from?

ectocranially (English) comes from English ectocranial, from English cranial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

ectocranially (English): externally to the cranium

Definitions

  1. externally to the cranium

Ancestry of “ectocranially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishectocranialexternal to the cranium
2EnglishcranialOf or relating to the cranium, or to the skull
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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