Etymology

suprapubic

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Today it means: Above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. Full definition →

English pubic ← Latin pubes ← Old Latin suprād
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Latinpubes
  11. Englishpubis
  12. Englishpubic
  13. English todaysuprapubic

From supra- + pubic.

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