Where does “keloidal” come from?

keloidal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

keloidal (English): Of, pertaining to or causing keloids

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or causing keloids

Ancestry of “keloidal”, step by step

keloidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English keloid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeloidA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site...
2Frenchchéloïdekeloid
3Ancient Greekχηλήhoof; crab's claw; unguis of an ox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →