Where does “prezygapophysis” come from?
prezygapophysis (English) comes from English zygapophysis, from English apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
prezygapophysis (English): An anterior zygapophysis
Definitions
- An anterior zygapophysis
Ancestry of “prezygapophysis”, step by step
prezygapophysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zygapophysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zygapophysis | One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of... |
| 2 | English | apophysis | A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόφυσις | side-shoot, sprout; apophysis, protuberance of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |