Where does “buccal cavity” come from?
buccal cavity (English) comes from English cavity, from Middle French cavité, from Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
buccal cavity (English): The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face,...
Definitions
- The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face,...
Ancestry of “buccal cavity”, step by step
buccal cavity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cavity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cavity | A hole or hollow depression; A hollow area within... |
| 2 | Middle French | cavité | — |
| 3 | Latin | cavitas | cavity |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via English buccal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buccal | Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 4 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |