Where does “otovestibular” come from?

otovestibular (English) comes from English vestibular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

otovestibular (English): Relating to the vestibule of the ear

Definitions

  1. Relating to the vestibule of the ear

Ancestry of “otovestibular”, step by step

otovestibular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vestibular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestibularOf or pertaining to a vestibule in a building; Of...
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)

via English oto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishotoAn otocinclus
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from English -ar