Where does “peritonsillar” come from?
peritonsillar (English) comes from English tonsillar, from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz — to see.
peritonsillar (English): Around the tonsils
Definitions
- Around the tonsils
Ancestry of “peritonsillar”, step by step
peritonsillar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tonsillar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tonsillar | Of or pertaining to the tonsils |
| 2 | English | ār | An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives |
| 3 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 4 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 6 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 7 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 8 | German | witz | joke |
| 9 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 10 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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 |