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Where does “posterodistal” come from?

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

posterodistal (English): away from, and behind

Definitions

  1. away from, and behind

Ancestry of “posterodistal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistalRemote from the point of attachment or origin;...
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—

Words derived from “posterodistal”

  • posterodistally
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