Where does “mammillary body” come from?
mammillary body (English) comes from English mammillary, from Latin mammillāris, from Latin mamilla, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
mammillary body (English): One of a pair of small round bodies, located on...
Definitions
- One of a pair of small round bodies, located on...
Ancestry of “mammillary body”, step by step
mammillary body traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mammillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammillary | Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form;... |
| 2 | Latin | mammillāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | mamilla | breast; nipple, teat |
| 4 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |