Where does “suprapontine” come from?
suprapontine (English) comes from English pons, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
suprapontine (English): Superior to a pons; as superior to the pons Varolii
Definitions
- Superior to a pons; as superior to the pons Varolii
Ancestry of “suprapontine”, step by step
suprapontine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pons | A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an... |
| 2 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 3 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 4 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |