Where does “orocervical” come from?

orocervical (English) comes from English oro-, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

orocervical (English): Relating to the mouth and the neck

Definitions

  1. Relating to the mouth and the neck

Ancestry of “orocervical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoro-mouth; mountains
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
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