Where does “uniaxal” come from?

uniaxal (English) comes from English axal, from English axial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.

uniaxal (English): Archaic form of uniaxial

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of uniaxial

Ancestry of “uniaxal”, step by step

uniaxal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English axal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxalArchaic form of axial
2EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
3English-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
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
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل