Etymology

subdural

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Today it means: Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater. Full definition →

English dural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishdura materellip.
  7. Englishdura
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishdural
  11. English todaysubdural

From sub- + dural.

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