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Where does “triality” come from?

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

triality (English): Threeness; A relationship between three vector...

Definitions

  1. Threeness; A relationship between three vector...

Ancestry of “triality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrialAn opportunity to test something out; a test;...
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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