Where does “perimembranous” come from?
perimembranous (English) comes from English membranous, from Middle French membraneux, from Latin membraneus, from Latin membrāna, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-.
perimembranous (English): Forming a surrounding membrane
Definitions
- Forming a surrounding membrane
Ancestry of “perimembranous”, step by step
perimembranous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English membranous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | membranous | Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a... |
| 2 | Middle French | membraneux | — |
| 3 | Latin | membraneus | of parchment |
| 4 | Latin | membrāna | the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; especially the skin or slough of snakes |
| 5 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
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 |