Where does “supramammillary” come from?

supramammillary (English) comes from English mammillary, from Latin mammillāris, from Latin mamilla, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

supramammillary (English): Above a nipple

Definitions

  1. Above a nipple

Ancestry of “supramammillary”, step by step

supramammillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mammillary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmammillaryResembling a breast or nipple in shape or form;...
2Latinmammillāris
3Latinmamillabreast; nipple, teat
4Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
5Latinferōto bear; to carry
6Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

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-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō