Where does “transepicondylar” come from?
transepicondylar (English) comes from English epicondylar, from English epicondyle, from English epi, from English epithelial, from English epithelium, from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα — to be hot; to burn.
transepicondylar (English): Across or through an epicondyle
Definitions
- Across or through an epicondyle
Ancestry of “transepicondylar”, step by step
transepicondylar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epicondylar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epicondylar | Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle |
| 2 | English | epicondyle | A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to... |
| 3 | English | epi | A syringe or autoinjector filled with... |
| 4 | English | epithelial | Of or pertaining to the epithelium |
| 5 | English | epithelium | A membranous tissue composed of one or more... |
| 6 | New Latin | epithēlium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English trans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trans | In a double bond in which the greater radical on... |
| 2 | English | transgender | Having a gender which is different from the sex... |
| 3 | English | gender | kind |
| 4 | Middle English | gender | — |
| 5 | Middle French | gendre | — |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |