Where does “sphenopalatine” come from?

sphenopalatine (English) comes from English Palatine, from Latin Palatinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

sphenopalatine (English): Relating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and...

Ancestry of “sphenopalatine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalatineOne of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement
2LatinPalatinusPalatine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →