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Where does “glocal” come from?

glocal (English) comes from English global, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

glocal (English): Being both global and local

Definitions

  1. Being both global and local

Ancestry of “glocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglobalConcerning all parts of the world; Pertaining to...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “glocal”

  • glocally
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