Where does “premaxilla” come from?
premaxilla (English) comes from English maxilla, from Latin maxilla, from Latin -illa, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
premaxilla (English): Either of a pair of bones in front of the...
Definitions
- Either of a pair of bones in front of the...
Ancestry of “premaxilla”, step by step
premaxilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maxilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maxilla | Either of the two bones that together form the... |
| 2 | Latin | maxilla | jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part... |
| 3 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |