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Where does “gonadal” come from?

Gonadal derives from English gonad, which combines English aldehyde with Ancient Greek γίγνεσθαι meaning "to be born," from Proto-Indo-European ǵíǵnh₁- and -eh₂.

gonadal (English): Of or pertaining to the gonads

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the gonads

Ancestry of “gonadal”, 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 “gonadal”

  • hypogonadal
  • extragonadal
  • eugonadal
  • gonadally
  • nongonadal
  • perigonadal
  • intragonadal
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