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Where does “maximalism” come from?

maximalism (English) comes from English maximal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

maximalism (English): The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward...

Definitions

  1. The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward...

Ancestry of “maximalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaximalLargest, greatest , highest, most; The element of...
2English-ál—
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
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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