English
infrapectineal
From infra- + pectineal.
Formed from infra- + pectineal
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
Latin ferō ‘to bear’
Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’
Latin īnfrā ‘below’
English infra-
Proto-Indo-European *peḱt-
Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn ‘comb’
Proto-Italic *pekten ‘comb’
Latin pecten ‘comb, scallop’
English pectineal
Today it means
adj Beneath the pecten
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / infrapectineal