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Where does “epidurally” come from?

epidurally (English) comes from English epidural, from English dural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

epidurally (English): In an epidural manner

Definitions

  1. In an epidural manner

Ancestry of “epidurally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepiduralSituated on or outside the dura mater; An...
2EnglishduralRelating to the dura mater; Synonym of duralumin
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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