Where does “supranuchal” come from?

supranuchal (English) comes from English nuchal, from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

supranuchal (English): Above the back of the neck

Definitions

  1. Above the back of the neck

Ancestry of “supranuchal”, step by step

supranuchal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nuchal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnuchalThe back of the neck; Short for nuchal...
2Medieval Latinnuchālis—
3Latinnuchanape
4Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord

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 Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Latin nucha →Every word from Medieval Latin nuchālis →
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