Where does “subpatellar” come from?

subpatellar (English) comes from English patellar, from English patella, from Italian patella, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

subpatellar (English): Underneath the patella

Definitions

  1. Underneath the patella

Ancestry of “subpatellar”, step by step

subpatellar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English patellar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpatellarnear or relating to the patella or kneecap
2EnglishpatellaThe sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap; A...
3Italianpatellapatella, kneecap, rotula; limpet
4Latinpatellaa small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,...
5LatinpatīnaA broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan
6Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
9Proto-Finnicete-
10Serbo-Croatiantẹ́of you
11Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Slavic ta
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