English
frontomaxillary
From fronto- + maxillary.
Formed from fronto- + maxillary
Proto-Indo-European *smeḱ- ‘beard’
Proto-Italic *smakslā
Latin māla ‘the cheekbone, jaw’
Latin māxilla ‘the jawbone, jaw’
Latin māxillāris ‘of or belonging to the jaw’
English maxillary
Today it means
adj frontal and maxillary
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / frontomaxillary