Where does “polyaxially” come from?

polyaxially (English) comes from English polyaxial, from English axial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.

polyaxially (English): Using multiple axes

Definitions

  1. Using multiple axes

Ancestry of “polyaxially”, step by step

polyaxially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polyaxial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyaxialHaving more than one axis; Axial about more than...
2EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
3English-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
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum