Where does “microforaminiferal” come from?
microforaminiferal (English) comes from English foraminiferal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
microforaminiferal (English): Relating to or composed of microforaminifera
Definitions
- Relating to or composed of microforaminifera
Ancestry of “microforaminiferal”, step by step
microforaminiferal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foraminiferal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foraminiferal | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of 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 |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |