Where does “midcondylar” come from?

midcondylar (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midcondylar (English): In the middle of a condyle

Definitions

  1. In the middle of a condyle

Ancestry of “midcondylar”, step by step

midcondylar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English condylar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondylarRelating to or resembling a condyle
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos