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 — kohl, antimony paste.

mesiodistally (English): relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth

Definitions

  1. relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth

Ancestry of “mesiodistally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmesiodistalOf or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces...
2EnglishdistalRemote from the point of attachment or origin;...
3English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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