Where does “hemiorbicular” come from?
hemiorbicular (English) comes from English orbicular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
hemiorbicular (English): hemispherical or semicircular
Definitions
- hemispherical or semicircular
Ancestry of “hemiorbicular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orbicular | Circular or spherical in shape; round |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |