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Where does “ischial” come from?

Ischial comes from English ischium, derived from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον, referring to the hip joint or sitting bone.

ischial (English): Pertaining to the ischium

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the ischium

Ancestry of “ischial”, 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 “ischial”

  • postischial
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