Where does “subungual” come from?
subungual (English) comes from English ungual, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.
subungual (English): under a toenail or fingernail; under a hoof
Definitions
- under a toenail or fingernail; under a hoof
Ancestry of “subungual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ungual | Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail,... |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |