Where does “anteroinferior” come from?

anteroinferior (English) comes from English inferior, from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.

anteroinferior (English): Located in front and below

Definitions

  1. Located in front and below

Ancestry of “anteroinferior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinferiorof lower quality; of lower rank; located below
2Latinīnferiorlower in situation or place
3Latinīnferuslow
4Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰérunder, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér →Every word from Latin īnferus →Every word from Latin īnferior →