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Where does “ototopical” come from?

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

ototopical (English): Topical in the ear region, such as the ear canal

Definitions

  1. Topical in the ear region, such as the ear canal

Ancestry of “ototopical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopicalRelating to a particular topic or subject;...
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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