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Where does “typographical” come from?

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typographical (English): Pertaining to typography or printing; Produced by...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to typography or printing; Produced by...

Ancestry of “typographical”, 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 “typographical”

  • typographically
  • phototypographical
  • nontypographical
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