Where does “tibakemikali” come from?
tibakemikali (Swahili) comes from Swahili kemikali, from English chemical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
tibakemikali (Swahili): chemotherapy
Definitions
- chemotherapy
Ancestry of “tibakemikali”, step by step
tibakemikali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili kemikali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | kemikali | chemical |
| 2 | English | chemical | Of or relating to chemistry; Of or relating to a... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of 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 |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |