Where does “preoccipital” come from?
preoccipital (English) comes from English occipital, from Middle French occipital, from Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
preoccipital (English): Situated in front of the occipital region or...
Definitions
- Situated in front of the occipital region or...
Ancestry of “preoccipital”, step by step
preoccipital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occipital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occipital | Of or pertaining to the occiput or the occipital... |
| 2 | Middle French | occipital | — |
| 3 | Latin | occipitalis | occipital |
| 4 | Latin | occiput | back of the head, occiput |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 |