English

intermaxilla

From inter- + maxilla.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Indo-European *smeḱ- ‘beard’

Proto-Italic *smakslā

Latin māla ‘the cheekbone, jaw’

Latin māxilla ‘the jawbone, jaw’

Today it means

noun premaxilla

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / intermaxilla