Where does “squamosomaxillary” come from?
squamosomaxillary (English) comes from English maxillary, from Latin maxillāris, from Latin maxilla, from Latin -illa, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
squamosomaxillary (English): and maxillary
Definitions
- and maxillary
Ancestry of “squamosomaxillary”, step by step
squamosomaxillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maxillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maxillary | Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone; The upper... |
| 2 | Latin | maxillāris | of or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary |
| 3 | Latin | maxilla | jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part... |
| 4 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English squamoso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squamoso | — |