Where does “extrageniculate” come from?
extrageniculate (English) comes from English extra, from English extraordinary, from Latin extraordinārius, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
extrageniculate (English): That bypasses the geniculate ganglion
Definitions
- That bypasses the geniculate ganglion
Ancestry of “extrageniculate”, step by step
extrageniculate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via English geniculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geniculate | Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee;... |
| 2 | Latin | geniculatus | knotty |
| 3 | Latin | geniculum | knee; little knot |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |