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Where does “centrohypapophysial” come from?

centrohypapophysial (English) comes from English hypapophysial, from English hypapophysis, from English apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

centrohypapophysial (English): At the centre of a hypapophysis

Definitions

  1. At the centre of a hypapophysis

Ancestry of “centrohypapophysial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypapophysialRelating to the hypapophysis
2EnglishhypapophysisA process, or other element, of a vertebra...
3EnglishapophysisA natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement,...
4Ancient Greekἀπόφυσιςside-shoot, sprout; apophysis, protuberance of a...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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