Where does “previtellogenous” come from?
previtellogenous (English) comes from English vitellogenous, from English vitello-, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
previtellogenous (English): Relating to previtellogenesis
Definitions
- Relating to previtellogenesis
Ancestry of “previtellogenous”, step by step
previtellogenous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitellogenous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitellogenous | Relating to vitellogenesis |
| 2 | English | vitello- | Yolk |
| 3 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | 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 |