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Where does “esophageal” come from?

esophageal (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.

esophageal (English): Of or pertaining to the esophagus

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the esophagus

Ancestry of “esophageal”, 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 “esophageal”

  • oesophageal
  • gastroesophageal
  • transesophageal
  • tracheoesophageal
  • paraesophageal
  • pharyngoesophageal
  • transoesophageal
  • periesophageal
  • suboesophageal
  • subesophageal
  • extraesophageal
  • supraesophageal
  • circumesophageal
  • nonesophageal
  • postesophageal
  • transesophageally
  • oropharyngoesophageal
  • intraesophageal
  • cervicoesophageal
  • postoesophageal
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • gastro-œsophageal
  • œsophageal
  • hepatoesophageal
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