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 — kohl, antimony paste.

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-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
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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