Where does “circumabdominal” come from?

circumabdominal (English) comes from English abdominal, from New Latin abdominalis, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

circumabdominal (English): Surrounding the abdomen (typically, of an insect)

Definitions

  1. Surrounding the abdomen (typically, of an insect)

Ancestry of “circumabdominal”, step by step

circumabdominal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abdominal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabdominalOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having...
2New Latinabdominalisabdominal
3Latinabdomenbelly, abdomen; gluttony
4Latinabdōto hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe
5Latin-dōto put
6Proto-Germanic-dô
7SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós