English
intramaxillary
From intra- + maxillary.
Formed from intra- + maxillary
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’
Latin *interus
Latin intrā ‘within’
English intra-
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 Within the maxilla, or jaw.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intramaxillary