Where does “pontobulbar” come from?
pontobulbar (English) comes from English bulbar, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
pontobulbar (English): pontine and bulbar
Definitions
- pontine and bulbar
Ancestry of “pontobulbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bulbar | Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used... |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |