Where does “medullization” come from?

medullization (English) comes from English medulla, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

medullization (English): Conversion into marrow, as the softening of bone...

Definitions

  1. Conversion into marrow, as the softening of bone...

Ancestry of “medullization”, step by step

medullization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English medulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedullaThe soft inner part of something, especially the...
2Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus
6Proto-Italicstlokos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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