Where does “interligamentous” come from?
interligamentous (English) comes from English ligamentous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
interligamentous (English): Between ligaments
Definitions
- Between ligaments
Ancestry of “interligamentous”, step by step
interligamentous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ligamentous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ligamentous | Of or pertaining to ligaments; Forming part of a... |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |