Where does “maxillāris” come from?
maxillāris (Latin) comes 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.
maxillāris (Latin): of or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary
Definitions
- of or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary
Ancestry of “maxillāris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | maxilla | jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw; lower part... |
| 2 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “maxillāris”
- maxillary
- submaxillary
- intermaxillary
- premaxillary
- pterygomaxillary
- zygomaticomaxillary
- bimaxillary
- nasomaxillary
- rhinomaxillary
- palatomaxillary
- maxillar
- supramaxillary
- faciomaxillary
- premaxillomaxillary
- temporomaxillary
- pharyngomaxillary
- inframaxillary
- stylomaxillary
- orbitomaxillary
- intramaxillary
- zygomaxillary
- mascellare
- maxillaire
- maxilar