Where does “pendulous abdomen” come from?
pendulous abdomen (English) comes from English abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
pendulous abdomen (English): A condition where the abnormally relaxed anterior wall of the abdomen hangs over the pubis
Definitions
- A condition where the abnormally relaxed anterior wall of the abdomen hangs over the pubis
Ancestry of “pendulous abdomen”, step by step
pendulous abdomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abdomen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abdomen | The fat surrounding the belly; The belly, or that... |
| 2 | Middle French | abdomen | — |
| 3 | Latin | abdomen | belly, abdomen; gluttony |
| 4 | Latin | abdō | to hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English pendulous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pendulous | hanging as if from a support; indecisive or... |
| 2 | Latin | pendulus | hanging, hanging down, pendent, suspended;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |