Where does “cribriform” come from?
cribriform (English) comes from Latin crībrum, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
cribriform (English): Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve
Definitions
- Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve
Ancestry of “cribriform”, step by step
cribriform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crībrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crībrum | sieve, riddle, winnow |
| 2 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 3 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via French cribiforme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cribiforme | — |