Where does “tracheal” come from?

Tracheal comes from English trachea, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, the feminine form of τραχύς meaning rough, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

tracheal (English): Of or pertaining to the trachea

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the trachea

Ancestry of “tracheal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
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
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “tracheal

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل