Where does “pericavernous” come from?
pericavernous (English) comes from English cavernous, from French caverneux, from Latin cavernosus, from Latin caverna, from Italian caverna, from French caverne, from English cavern, from Middle English caverne.
pericavernous (English): Surrounding a cavernous nerve
Definitions
- Surrounding a cavernous nerve
Ancestry of “pericavernous”, step by step
pericavernous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cavernous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cavernous | Resembling a cavern; vast; Having many caverns;... |
| 2 | French | caverneux | cavernous; sonorous |
| 3 | Latin | cavernosus | Full of hollows or cavities |
| 4 | Latin | caverna | cave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold |
| 5 | Italian | caverna | cave, cavern |
| 6 | French | caverne | cavern |
| 7 | English | cavern | A large cave; An underground chamber; To form a... |
| 8 | Middle English | caverne | cavern, cave |
| 9 | Middle French | caverne | cavern |
| 10 | Old French | caverne | — |
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 |