Where does “supragingival” come from?

supragingival (English) comes from English gingival, from Latin gingivalis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

supragingival (English): Describing the side of the gums towards the teeth

Definitions

  1. Describing the side of the gums towards the teeth

Ancestry of “supragingival”, step by step

supragingival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gingival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgingivalRelating to the gums; Alveolar
2LatingingivalisA specific epithet for several organisms...
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

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
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin gingivalis →