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Where does “perenniality” come from?

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

perenniality (English): The state of being perennial

Definitions

  1. The state of being perennial

Ancestry of “perenniality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperennialLasting or remaining active throughout the year,...
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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