Where does “periumbilical” come from?

periumbilical (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.

periumbilical (English): Around the umbilicus

Definitions

  1. Around the umbilicus

Ancestry of “periumbilical”, step by step

periumbilical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English umbilical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumbilicalOf, or relating to, the navel or the umbilical...
2English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
3Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
4Proto-Indo-European-li-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás
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