Where does “buccohypophysial” come from?
buccohypophysial (English) comes from English hypophysial, from English hypophysis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
buccohypophysial (English): buccal and hypophysial
Definitions
- buccal and hypophysial
Ancestry of “buccohypophysial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypophysial | Of or pertaining to the hypophysis |
| 2 | English | hypophysis | The pituitary gland; The top cell of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόφυσις | attachment underneath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |