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Where does “non-minimal” come from?

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

non-minimal (English): Alternative spelling of nonminimal

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of nonminimal

Ancestry of “non-minimal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminimalThe smallest possible amount, quantity, or...
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—

Words derived from “non-minimal”

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