Where does “antebrachium” come from?
antebrachium (English) comes 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.
antebrachium (English): The forearm
Definitions
- The forearm
Ancestry of “antebrachium”, step by step
antebrachium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ante | A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and... |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English brachium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brachium | The upper arm |
| 2 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |