Where does “acrocoracoid” come from?
acrocoracoid (English) comes from English coracoid, from Latin Corax, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
acrocoracoid (English): A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which...
Definitions
- A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which...
Ancestry of “acrocoracoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coracoid | Part of the scapula that projects towards the... |
| 2 | Latin | Corax | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |