Where does “postinfraorbital” come from?
postinfraorbital (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postinfraorbital (English): A group of dermal bones located posterior to the orbit (in some vertebrates)
Definitions
- A group of dermal bones located posterior to the orbit (in some vertebrates)
Ancestry of “postinfraorbital”, step by step
postinfraorbital 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English infraorbital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infraorbital | Below the orbit; An infraorbital bone |
| 2 | English | infra | Discussed later; Infrastructure |
| 3 | Latin | infra | below |
| 4 | Latin | īnferā | — |
| 5 | French | inférer | to infer |
| 6 | Latin | īnferō | to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |