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Where does “supraperiosteal” come from?

supraperiosteal (English) comes from English periosteal, from English osteal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

supraperiosteal (English): Above the periosteum

Definitions

  1. Above the periosteum

Ancestry of “supraperiosteal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiostealOf or pertaining to the periosteum
2Englishostealbony
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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