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Where does “suicidally” come from?

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

suicidally (English): In a suicidal fashion; In terms of or by means of...

Definitions

  1. In a suicidal fashion; In terms of or by means of...

Ancestry of “suicidally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuicidalPertaining to suicide; Likely to commit, or to...
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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