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Where does “sternally” come from?

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

sternally (English): In terms of, or upon, the sternum

Definitions

  1. In terms of, or upon, the sternum

Ancestry of “sternally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsternalOf, relating to, or near the sternum
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—
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