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Where does “posteroinferior” come from?

posteroinferior (English) comes from English inferior, from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér.

posteroinferior (English): Situated back and below

Definitions

  1. Situated back and below

Ancestry of “posteroinferior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinferiorof lower quality; of lower rank; located below
2Latinīnferior—
3Latinīnferus—
4Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér—

Words derived from “posteroinferior”

  • posteroinferiorly
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