Where does “posthyoid” come from?
posthyoid (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
posthyoid (English): posterior to the hyoid bone
Definitions
- posterior to the hyoid bone
Ancestry of “posthyoid”, step by step
posthyoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English hyoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyoid | Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon;... |
| 2 | French | hyoïde | hyoid |
| 3 | Latin | hyoīdēs | U-shaped; hyoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῡ̔οειδής | shaped like the letter υ upsilon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |