Where does “frontalis” come from?

Frontalis comes from Latin frontalis, formed from Latin frōns (forehead) and the Latin suffix -ālis, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-.

frontalis (English): A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be...

Definitions

  1. A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be...

Ancestry of “frontalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinfrontālis—
2Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t- →Every word from Latin frōns →