Where does “genioglossi” come from?

genioglossi (English) comes from English genioglossus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

genioglossi (English): plural of genioglossus

Definitions

  1. plural of genioglossus

Ancestry of “genioglossi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenioglossusA muscle that runs from the mandible to the...
2Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
3Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
4Proto-Italic-os
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Latin -usEvery word from Old Latin -os