Etymograph

English

submaxilla

From sub- + maxilla.

Formed from sub- + maxilla

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *smeḱ- ‘beard’

Proto-Italic *smakslā

Latin māla ‘the cheekbone, jaw’

Latin māxilla ‘the jawbone, jaw’

English maxilla

Today it means

noun The lower jawbone.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “submaxilla”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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