Where does “interpremaxillary” come from?
interpremaxillary (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interpremaxillary (English): Between premaxillae
Definitions
- Between premaxillae
Ancestry of “interpremaxillary”, step by step
interpremaxillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English premaxillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | premaxillary | Of or pertaining to the premaxillae; A premaxilla |
| 2 | English | maxillary | Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone; The upper... |
| 3 | Latin | maxillāris | of or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary |
| 4 | Latin | maxilla | jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part... |
| 5 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |