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occipitalis.

occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput)

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɔk.kɪ.pɪˈtaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[ot.t͡ʃi.piˈtaː.lis]
  1. occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Latin occiput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin occipitālis From occiput + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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