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Where does “acetabulum” come from?

Acetabulum comes from Latin acetabulum, derived from Latin acetum meaning vinegar, itself from Latin acere meaning to be sour, ultimately from Proto-Italic akēō and Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-.

acetabulum (English): The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the...

Definitions

  1. The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the...

Ancestry of “acetabulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacetabulumA shallow cup for vinegar; acetabulum; Any...
2Latinacētum—
3French-ate-ate
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →