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
Ancestry of “subpial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pial | Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater |
| 2 | English | pia | The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that... |
| 3 | Hawaiian | pia | Polynesian arrowroot; starch; beer |
| 4 | English | Beer | — |
| 5 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |