Where does “antebrachial” come from?
antebrachial (English) comes from English antebrachium, from English ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antebrachial (English): relating to the forearm
Definitions
- relating to the forearm
Ancestry of “antebrachial”, step by step
antebrachial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antebrachium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antebrachium | The forearm |
| 2 | English | ante | A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and... |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English brachial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brachial | Pertaining or belonging to the arm; Of the nature... |
| 2 | Latin | bracchiālis | brachial |