Where does “meatus” come from?
Meatus comes from Latin meatus, derived from Latin meo, which traces to Proto-Indo-European mey- and Proto-Italic meos.
meatus (English): A tubular opening or passage in the body
Definitions
- A tubular opening or passage in the body
Ancestry of “meatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | meatus | movement, course; a path, passage; gone, passed,... |
| 2 | Latin | meo | I go along, pass or traverse; dative masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | meus | my, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meos | my |
Words derived from “meatus”