Where does “alicochlear” come from?
alicochlear (English) comes from English cochlear, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
alicochlear (English): The greater wing of the cochlear bone
Definitions
- The greater wing of the cochlear bone
Ancestry of “alicochlear”, step by step
alicochlear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cochlear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cochlear | Of or pertaining to the cochlea |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |