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Where does “supraesophageal” come from?

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

supraesophageal (English): Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the...

Definitions

  1. Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the...

Ancestry of “supraesophageal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesophagealOf or pertaining to the esophagus
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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