Where does “infrabranchial” come from?
infrabranchial (English) comes from English infra, from Latin infra, from Latin īnferā, from French inférer, from Latin īnferō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
infrabranchial (English): Below the gills; applied to the ventral portion...
Definitions
- Below the gills; applied to the ventral portion...
Ancestry of “infrabranchial”, step by step
infrabranchial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infra | Discussed later; Infrastructure |
| 2 | Latin | infra | below |
| 3 | Latin | īnferā | — |
| 4 | French | inférer | to infer |
| 5 | Latin | īnferō | to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English branchial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | branchial | Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the... |
| 2 | New Latin | branchialis | branchiate |
| 3 | Latin | branchia | branchia gill of a fish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βράγχια | nominative plural of βράγχιον; accusative plural... |