Where does “prepatellar” come from?
prepatellar (English) comes from English patellar, from English patella, from Italian patella, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ:
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prepatellar (English): In front of the kneecap
Ancestry of “prepatellar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | patellar | near or relating to the patella or kneecap |
| 2 | English | patella | The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap; A... |
| 3 | Italian | patella | patella, kneecap, rotula; limpet |
| 4 | Latin | patella | a small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,... |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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