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Where does “multiextremal” come from?

multiextremal (English) comes from English extremal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

multiextremal (English): Having multiple extrema

Definitions

  1. Having multiple extrema

Ancestry of “multiextremal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextremalRelating to extrema; Any solution to a variety 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—
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