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Where does “aliethmoidal” come from?

aliethmoidal (English) comes from English ethmoidal, from English ethmoid, from French ethmoïde, from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

aliethmoidal (English): Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or...

Definitions

  1. Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or...

Ancestry of “aliethmoidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishethmoidalethmoid
2EnglishethmoidA square bone at the root of the nose, forming...
3Frenchethmoïdeethmoid
4Ancient GreekἠθμοειδήςLike a strainer, perforated
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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