Where does “cryptozygous” come from?
cryptozygous (English) comes from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
cryptozygous (English): Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
Definitions
- Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
Ancestry of “cryptozygous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -zygous | Having or originating from a specified state as a... |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |