Where does “skinimalism” come from?
skinimalism (English) comes from English minimalism, from English minimal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
skinimalism (English): A skincare philosophy which emphasizes simplicity and only using products which are absolutely necessary
Definitions
- A skincare philosophy which emphasizes simplicity and only using products which are absolutely necessary
Ancestry of “skinimalism”, step by step
skinimalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minimalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minimalism | A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity... |
| 2 | English | minimal | The smallest possible amount, quantity, or... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of 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 |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |