Where does “mandibular” come from?
Mandibular comes from Latin mandibula, derived from Latin mandi- and -bula, ultimately tracing through Latin manus and Proto-Indo-European men-, man-, and deh₃- meaning to chew or give.
mandibular (English): Of or pertaining to the mandible
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the mandible
Ancestry of “mandibular”, step by step
Words derived from “mandibular”
- temporomandibular
- submandibular
- maxillomandibular
- retromandibular
- oromandibular
- hyomandibular
- craniomandibular
- stylomandibular
- sphenomandibular
- intermandibular
- premandibular
- transmandibular
- intramandibular
- otomandibular
- buccomandibular
- nonmandibular
- musculomandibular
- hypomandibular
- cerebrocostomandibular
- branchiomandibular
- circummandibular
- coracomandibular
- dentomandibular
- hemimandibular