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Where does “pheromonally” come from?

pheromonally (English) comes from English pheromonal, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

pheromonally (English): In terms of, or by means of, pheromones

Definitions

  1. In terms of, or by means of, pheromones

Ancestry of “pheromonally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpheromonalOf or pertaining to a pheromone
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →