Etymology

submucosal

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Today it means: Situated below or underneath the mucosal tissue. Full definition →

English mucosal ← 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. Englishmucosa
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishmucosal
  10. English todaysubmucosal

From sub- + mucosal.

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