Where does “optociliary” come from?
optociliary (English) comes from English ciliary, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
optociliary (English): retinochoroidal
Definitions
- retinochoroidal
Ancestry of “optociliary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ciliary | Of or pertaining to a cilium; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |