Where does “juxtamedullar” come from?
juxtamedullar (English) comes from English medullar, from French médullaire, from French médulla, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
Ancestry of “juxtamedullar”, step by step
juxtamedullar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medullar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medullar | Alternative form of medullary |
| 2 | French | médullaire | medullary |
| 3 | French | médulla | medulla |
| 4 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |