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Where does “maximality” come from?

maximality (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.

maximality (English): The quality or state of being maximal

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being maximal

Ancestry of “maximality”, 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—

Words derived from “maximality”

  • premaximality
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