Where does “mesiodistally” come from?
mesiodistally (English) comes from English mesiodistal, from English distal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.
mesiodistally (English): relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth
Definitions
- relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth
Ancestry of “mesiodistally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mesiodistal | Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces... |
| 2 | English | distal | Remote from the point of attachment or origin;... |
| 3 | English | -ál | — |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |