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Where does “tarsal” come from?

tarsal (English) comes from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

tarsal (English): Of or relating to the tarsus; Any of the seven...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the tarsus; Any of the seven...

Ancestry of “tarsal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tarsal”

  • metatarsal
  • tarsometatarsal
  • intermetatarsal
  • midtarsal
  • pretarsal
  • intertarsal
  • tibiotarsal
  • submetatarsal
  • mediotarsal
  • foretarsal
  • carpotarsal
  • intratarsal
  • craniocarpotarsal
  • distalometatarsal
  • posttarsal
  • distometatarsal
  • intrametatarsal
  • extratarsal
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