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Where does “subpial” come from?

subpial (English) comes from English pial, from English pia, from Hawaiian pia, from English Beer, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.

subpial (English): Beneath the pia mater

Definitions

  1. Beneath the pia mater

Ancestry of “subpial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpialOf or pertaining to the pia or pia mater
2EnglishpiaThe pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that...
3HawaiianpiaPolynesian arrowroot; starch; beer
4EnglishBeer—
5DutchbeerA bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...
6Germanbär—
7Middle High Germanbër—
8Old High GermanberiA berry
9Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
10Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →