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Where does “extraligamentous” come from?

extraligamentous (English) comes from English ligamentous, 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.

extraligamentous (English): Outside the ligament

Definitions

  1. Outside the ligament

Ancestry of “extraligamentous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligamentousOf or pertaining to ligaments; Forming part of a...
2Englishousplural of ou
3EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
4AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
5Dutchoudold
6Middle Dutchoutold
7Old Dutchald—
8Proto-West Germanicaldold
9Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →