Where does “supraforaminal” come from?

supraforaminal (English) comes from English supra, from Georgian სუფრა, from Persian سفره, from Arabic سُفْرَة — victuals; table, especially for eating.

supraforaminal (English): Above the foramen

Definitions

  1. Above the foramen

Ancestry of “supraforaminal”, step by step

supraforaminal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English supra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupraUsed to indicate that the current citation is...
2Georgianსუფრაtablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted
3Persianسفرهtablecloth
4Arabicسُفْرَةvictuals; table, especially for eating

via English foraminal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforaminalRelating to the foramen
2Latinforāmenan opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole
3Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
4Proto-Italic*-mn̥
Every word from Arabic سُفْرَة
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