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Where does “proximodistally” come from?

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

proximodistally (English): In a proximodistal manner

Definitions

  1. In a proximodistal manner

Ancestry of “proximodistally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproximodistalRunning from the center of the body out towards...
2EnglishdistalRemote from the point of attachment or origin;...
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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