Where does “mucoperiosteum” come from?

mucoperiosteum (English) comes from English periosteum, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

mucoperiosteum (English): A compound structure consisting of mucous...

Definitions

  1. A compound structure consisting of mucous...

Ancestry of “mucoperiosteum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiosteumA membrane surrounding a bone
2Ancient Greekπερί
3LatincambiumA change; cambium
4Gaulishcambionchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →