Where does “sphenoethmoidal” come from?
sphenoethmoidal (English) comes from English ethmoidal, from English ethmoid, from French ethmoïde, from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sphenoethmoidal (English): sphenethmoid
Ancestry of “sphenoethmoidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ethmoidal | ethmoid |
| 2 | English | ethmoid | A square bone at the root of the nose, forming... |
| 3 | French | ethmoïde | ethmoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠθμοειδής | Like a strainer, perforated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |