Where does “perialveolar” come from?

perialveolar (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

perialveolar (English): Around the alveoli

Definitions

  1. Around the alveoli

Ancestry of “perialveolar”, step by step

perialveolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English alveolar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalveolarOf or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the...
2EnglishalveolusA small cavity or pit; An anatomical structure...
3Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
4Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás
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