Where does “supramaxilla” come from?
supramaxilla (English) comes from English maxilla, from Latin maxilla, from Latin -illa, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
supramaxilla (English): The upper jaw
Definitions
- The upper jaw
Ancestry of “supramaxilla”, step by step
supramaxilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maxilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maxilla | Either of the two bones that together form the... |
| 2 | Latin | maxilla | jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part... |
| 3 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |