Where does “premammillary” come from?
premammillary (English) comes from English mammillary, from Latin mammillāris, from Latin mamilla, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
premammillary (English): In front of the mammillary body
Definitions
- In front of the mammillary body
Ancestry of “premammillary”, step by step
premammillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mammillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammillary | Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form;... |
| 2 | Latin | mammillāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | mamilla | breast; nipple, teat |
| 4 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |