Where does “periorbital” come from?

Periorbital derives from English orbital combined with the prefix peri-, from Ancient Greek περί meaning "around," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and pr̥tós.

periorbital (English): Of, pertaining to or surrounding the orbit of the...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or surrounding the orbit of the...

Ancestry of “periorbital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorbitalOf or relating to an orbit; Of or relating to the...
2Latinorbitalisorbital; pertaining to the orbit of the eye;...
3LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “periorbital”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Latin orbita →Every word from Latin orbitalis →