Where does “microsetal” come from?

microsetal (English) comes from English setal, 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.

microsetal (English): Relating to microsetae

Definitions

  1. Relating to microsetae

Ancestry of “microsetal”, step by step

microsetal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English setal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetalOf, pertaining to, or having setae
2English-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
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
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل