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Where does “precondylar” come from?

precondylar (English) comes from English condylar, 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.

precondylar (English): In front of a condyle, especially the occipital...

Definitions

  1. In front of a condyle, especially the occipital...

Ancestry of “precondylar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondylarRelating to or resembling a condyle
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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