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Where does “preaxially” come from?

preaxially (English) comes from English preaxial, from English axial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

preaxially (English): In front of an axis

Definitions

  1. In front of an axis

Ancestry of “preaxially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreaxialLocated in front of an axis
2EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
3English-ál—
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
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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