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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...
2LatinCorax—
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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