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Where does “maxilloturbinal” come from?

maxilloturbinal (English) comes from English maxillo-, from Latin maxilla, from Latin -illa, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

maxilloturbinal (English): Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions...

Ancestry of “maxilloturbinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmaxillo-Of, or relating to, the maxilla
2Latinmaxillajaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part...
3Latin-illainflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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