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Where does “glossal” come from?

glossal (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.

glossal (English): Of, or relating to the tongue

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to the tongue

Ancestry of “glossal”, 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 “glossal”

  • hypoglossal
  • thyroglossal
  • genioglossal
  • retroglossal
  • entoglossal
  • styloglossal
  • aglossal
  • subglossal
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