Where does “gastroesophageal reflux” come from?
gastroesophageal reflux (English) comes from English gastroesophageal, from English esophageal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
gastroesophageal reflux (English): The reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus;...
Definitions
- The reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus;...
Ancestry of “gastroesophageal reflux”, step by step
gastroesophageal reflux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gastroesophageal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gastroesophageal | Of or relating to the stomach and to the... |
| 2 | English | esophageal | Of or pertaining to the esophagus |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English reflux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reflux | The backwards flow of any fluid; A technique,... |