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

  1. A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which...

Ancestry of “acrocoracoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoracoidPart of the scapula that projects towards the...
2LatinCoraxA river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →