Where does “infrapectineal” come from?

infrapectineal (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.

infrapectineal (English): Beneath the pecten

Definitions

  1. Beneath the pecten

Ancestry of “infrapectineal”, step by step

infrapectineal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English infra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfraDiscussed later; Infrastructure
2Latininfrabelow
3Latinīnferā
4Frenchinférerto infer
5Latinīnferōto carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English pectineal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpectinealOf or relating to the pecten; Relating to, or...
2English-eal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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