Where does “foraminally” come from?

foraminally (English) comes from English foraminal, from Latin forāmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

foraminally (English): In relation to the foramen

Definitions

  1. In relation to the foramen

Ancestry of “foraminally”, step by step

foraminally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English foraminal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforaminalRelating to the foramen
2Latinforāmenan opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole
3Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
4Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →