Where does “midabdominal” come from?
midabdominal (English) comes from English abdominal, from New Latin abdominalis, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
midabdominal (English): In the middle of the abdomen
Definitions
- In the middle of the abdomen
Ancestry of “midabdominal”, step by step
midabdominal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abdominal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abdominal | Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having... |
| 2 | New Latin | abdominalis | abdominal |
| 3 | Latin | abdomen | belly, abdomen; gluttony |
| 4 | Latin | abdō | to hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |