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Where does “intrabony” come from?

intrabony (English) comes from English bony, from Middle English bony, from Old French bugne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

intrabony (English): Within bony tissue

Definitions

  1. Within bony tissue

Ancestry of “intrabony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbonyresembling, having the appearance or consistence...
2Middle Englishbony—
3Old Frenchbugne—
4Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
5Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
6Proto-Germanicbungô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
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