Where does “pterygopalatinus” come from?

pterygopalatinus (Latin) comes from Latin Palatinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pterygopalatinus (Latin): pterygopalatine

Definitions

  1. pterygopalatine

Ancestry of “pterygopalatinus”, step by step

pterygopalatinus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Palatinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalatinusPalatine
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Latin pterygoīdēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpterygoīdēswinglike, pterygoid
2Ancient Greekπτερῠγοειδήςwinglike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →