Where does “sphenobasioccipital” come from?
sphenobasioccipital (English) comes from English basioccipital, from English occipital, from Middle French occipital, from Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
sphenobasioccipital (English): sphenoid and basioccipital
Definitions
- sphenoid and basioccipital
Ancestry of “sphenobasioccipital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basioccipital | Relating to the basiocciput; Synonym of... |
| 2 | English | occipital | Of or pertaining to the occiput or the occipital... |
| 3 | Middle French | occipital | — |
| 4 | Latin | occipitalis | occipital |
| 5 | Latin | occiput | back of the head, occiput |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |