Where does “paraxial” come from?

paraxial (English) comes from English axial, 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.

paraxial (English): Lateral to the neural tube; Near an optical axis;...

Definitions

  1. Lateral to the neural tube; Near an optical axis;...

Ancestry of “paraxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
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

Words derived from “paraxial

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل