Where does “hypochordal” come from?

hypochordal (English) comes from English chordal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

hypochordal (English): ventral to the spinal cord; Relating to the...

Definitions

  1. ventral to the spinal cord; Relating to the...

Ancestry of “hypochordal”, step by step

hypochordal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chordal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchordalOf, pertaining to, or consisting of chords;...
2English-álOf 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
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
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English hypo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoMelancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...
2Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل