Where does “pretrigeminal” come from?
pretrigeminal (English) comes from English trigeminal, from Italian trigemino, from Italian gemino, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.
pretrigeminal (English): Prior to trigeminal pain / neuralgia
Definitions
- Prior to trigeminal pain / neuralgia
Ancestry of “pretrigeminal”, step by step
pretrigeminal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trigeminal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigeminal | Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve;... |
| 2 | Italian | trigemino | triplet; trigeminal |
| 3 | Italian | gemino | twin; geminous; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | Geminus | twinborn, twin |
| 5 | Latin | geminus | twin; double, paired; a twin |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jemanos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yemH- | twin |
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 |