Where does “pericartilage” come from?
pericartilage (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.
pericartilage (English): That surrounds a cartilage structure
Definitions
- That surrounds a cartilage structure
Ancestry of “pericartilage”, step by step
pericartilage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English cartilage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cartilage | A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue,... |
| 2 | French | cartilage | cartilage |
| 3 | Spanish | cartílago | cartilage |
| 4 | Portuguese | cartílagem | cartilage |
| 5 | Latin | cartilāgō | Cartilage, gristle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |